hikaw

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Tagalog hikaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/ [ˈhi.kaʊ̯]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔikaw/ [ˈʔi.kaʊ̯] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧kaw

Noun

hikaw

  1. earring

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).[1] Compare Bikol Central hikaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/ [ˈhiː.xaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ikaw
  • Syllabification: hi‧kaw

Noun

hikaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. earring
    Synonyms: arilyos, aretes, suang, (Rizal) panahinga, (obsolete) tingga, (obsolete) bitaybitay, (obsolete) panainga

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 130

Further reading

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