siyok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese. Compare Hokkien 嗖 (siok, “cackle; a kind of laugh; cry by birds when shooed away; bird's weeping sound; whoosh”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈok/ [ˈsjok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: si‧yok

Noun

siyók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. sudden cry of a frightened chicken
    Synonym: piyak
  2. sound produced in an attempt to dislodge something that blocks the throat

See also

Further reading

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