kekok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkekok/ [ˈkɛː.xok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ekok
  • Syllabification: ke‧kok

Noun

kekok (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜓᜃ᜔) (childish)

  1. chicken; chick
    Synonyms: kokok, manenok, manok

Further reading

  • “kekok”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kekok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 281
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