kingke

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinqué, from French quinquet, named after pharmacist Antoine Quinquet (1745–1803).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiŋˈke/ [kɪŋˈkɛ], /ˈkiŋke/ [ˈkiŋ.kɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e, -iŋke
  • Syllabification: king‧ke

Noun

kingké or kingke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. petroleum lamp; kerosene lamp (with a tall, crystal guard-bulb, usually with a decorative shade)
    Synonym: gasera

See also

Further reading

  • “kingke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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