hikaw

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/

Noun

hikaw

  1. earring

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hi‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/, [ˈhi.xaʊ̯]

Noun

hikaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

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

Derived terms

See also

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