tsikinini

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano tsikinini.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈniniʔ/ [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈn̪iː.n̪ɪʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsikiˈniniʔ/ [t͡sɪ.xɪˈn̪iː.n̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iniʔ
  • Syllabification: tsi‧ki‧ni‧ni

Noun

tsikininì (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒᜈᜒ) (slang, mildly vulgar)

  1. hickey; love bite
    Synonym: hiki

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 32
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