hele-hele

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of hele.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhele ˈhele/ [ˌhɛː.lɛ ˈhɛː.lɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ele
  • Syllabification: he‧le-he‧le

Noun

hele-hele (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜎᜒ)

  1. pretended dislike; pretense of denial or dislike
    Synonym: pakipot

Derived terms

  • hele-hele bago kiyere
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