kilikiti

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reborrowing, originally from cricket.

Noun

kilikiti (uncountable)

A variant of cricket, originating in Samoa and now played throughout Polynesia, with three-sided wooden bats and teams of no fixed size.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

quiliquiti – obsolete

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ki‧li‧ki‧ti

IPA^(key): /kilikiˈtiʔ/, [kɪ.lɪ.xɪˈtiʔ]

Noun

kilikitî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

(obsolete) tickle
Synonyms: (obsolete) bulikiti, kalamkam, kiliti

Further reading

“kilikiti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Tongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English cricket.

Noun

kilikiti

(sports) cricket

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