pangingikil

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ kikil with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋiˈŋikil/ [pɐ.ŋɪˈŋiː.xɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ikil
  • Syllabification: pa‧ngi‧ngi‧kil

Noun

pangingikil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜅᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. extortion; shakedown
    Synonyms: panghuhuthot, ekstorsiyon, pambabakal

Further reading

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