kitikiti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit कीटी (kīṭī, “worm”), but underwent reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kitikiˈti/ [kɪ.t̪ɪ.xɪˈt̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ki‧ti‧ki‧ti

Noun

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. tadpole
  2. mosquito larva
    Synonyms: kikinsot, kikiyo

Adjective

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. (figurative) restless; continually moving around
    Synonym: malikot

Further reading

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

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