kikig

Hungarian

Etymology

ki +‎ -k +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkikiɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧kig

Pronoun

kikig

  1. terminative plural of ki

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). See also Ilocano kikir, Pangasinan kilkil, Tausug kigkig, and Malay kikir.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkikiɡ/ [ˈkiː.xɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -ikiɡ
  • Syllabification: ki‧kig

Noun

kikig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. act of cleaning the inner ear cavity by twirling the end of a feather or earbud inside (to sweep off pieces of earwax pried loose previously as a final step in the cleaning process)
  2. final act of the male animal upon reaching climax during copulation (especially chicken)

Derived terms

  • kikigin
  • kummikig
  • pagkikig
  • pangikig

See also

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 283
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