paniki

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈniki/ [paˈn̪i.ki]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ki

paníki (Basahan spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

1. fruit bat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

paniki

1. large, edible bat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

paniki

1. large bat

Probably from a language of North Sulawesi, such as Mongondow.

• IPA^(key): /paˈni.ki/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ki

paniki

1. bat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”). Compare Ilocano panniki, Limos Kalinga paniki, Bikol Central paniki, and Karao paniki. See also Spanish panique.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /paˈniki/ [pɐˈn̪iː.xɪ]
    • Rhymes: -iki
  • IPA^(key): /paˈnikiʔ/ [pɐˈn̪iː.xɪʔ], (colloquial) /paˈnikeʔ/ [pɐˈn̪iː.xɛʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ikiʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ni‧ki

paniki or panikì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

1. bat (flying mammal)

   Synonyms: (western Marinduque) kabog, (eastern Marinduque) kulapnit

2. (eastern Marinduque) tiny bat

   Synonym: (western Marinduque) kulapnit

• “paniki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*paniki”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI