tinikling

English

Noun

tinikling (uncountable)

  1. A Philippine dance involving hopping in the gaps between moving bamboo poles.

Tagalog

Etymology

From tikling (“species of rail”) +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tinikˈliŋ/ [t̪ɪ.n̪ɪkˈlɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ti‧nik‧ling

Noun

tiniklíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. tinikling (native Philippine folk dance inspired by the movements of the tikling bird)

Derived terms

  • magtinikling

See also

  • kalutang

Further reading

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