sikyu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pronunciation spelling and clipping of English security, an ellipsis of English security guard.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sikˈjuʔ/ [sɪkˈjuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
  • Syllabification: sik‧yu

Noun

sikyû (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ) (slang)

  1. security guard
    Synonyms: bantay, guwardiya

See also

Further reading

  • “sikyu”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “sikyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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