kiat-kiat
English
Alternative forms
- Kiat Kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
- KiatKiat, Kiatkiat, kiatkiat
- Kiat-Kiat, Kiat-kiat
- kiet kiet
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結 / 结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑 / 杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果 / 结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/
Noun
kiat-kiat (countable and uncountable, plural kiat-kiats)
- (Philippines) a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.
See also
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Kiat-kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
- kiet kiet, kiet-kiet
- kyat kyat, Kyatkyat, kyatkyat, kyat-kyat, Kiyat-kyat
- Kiyat Kiyat, kiyat kiyat, Kiyatkiyat, kiyatkiyat
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結 / 结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑 / 杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果 / 结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˌat kiˈat/ [ˌkjat̪ ˈkjat̪̚], /kiˌet kiˈet/ [ˌkjɛt̪ ˈkjɛt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at, -et
- Syllabification: ki‧at-ki‧at
Noun
kiát-kiát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔)
- kiat-kiat (a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.)