tikoy

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧koy
  • IPA(key): /ˈtikoj/ [ˈti.koɪ̯]

Noun

tikoy

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧koy
  • IPA(key): /ˈtikoj/ [ˈt̪i.koɪ̯]

Noun

tikoy

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtikoi/, [ˈt̪i.koi̯]
  • Hyphenation: ti‧koy

Noun

tikoy

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao).

Noun

tikoy

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao, literally sweet rice cake).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtikoj/ [ˈt̪iː.xoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ikoj
  • Syllabification: ti‧koy

Noun

tikoy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Hokkien 甜粿 (tiⁿ-kóe, nian gao).

Noun

tikoy

  1. nian gao (a Chinese New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)