tikang

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈkaŋ/ [t̪ɪˈxaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ti‧kang

Noun

tikáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜅ᜔)

  1. loss of enthusiasm or interest; lessening of activity
    Synonym: panghihinawa
  2. slight limp in walking
    Synonyms: hingkod, pamimilay

Derived terms

  • pagtitikang
  • paninikang

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Preposition

tikang

  1. from

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From Japanese ていかん (“te ikan”).

Verb

tikang

  1. negative imperative: don't
    gako skruy tikang ― Don't be late for school.

References

  • Shinji Sanada, Chien Yuehchen (2008) “台湾における日本語クレオールについて”, in 日本語の研究‎[1], volume 4, number 2, pages 69-76
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