pikon

See also: Pikoń

Esperanto

Noun

pikon

  1. accusative singular of piko

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish picón (“lampoon; abusive writing; ridicule; mockery”), from pica + -ón.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piˈkon/ [pɪˈxon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pi‧kon

Adjective

pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke
    Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin
Derived terms
  • kapikunan
  • mapikon
  • pagkapikon
  • pikunan
  • pikunin

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “accused”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpikon/ [ˈpiː.xon̪]
  • Rhymes: -ikon
  • Syllabification: pi‧kon

Noun

pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.
    Synonym: pikot

Further reading

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