palikpik

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *p(al)ikpik (“fin of a fish”), from Proto-Austronesian *pikpik (“sound of patting or tapping”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palikˈpik/ [pɐ.lɪkˈpɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: pa‧lik‧pik

Noun

palikpík (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔) (ichthyology, zootomy)

  1. fin (of a fish)
    Synonyms: palaypay, aleta

Further reading

  • “palikpik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “palikpik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pikpik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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