sikyu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an ellipsis of pronunciation spelling of English security guard.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sik‧yu
  • IPA(key): /sikˈjuʔ/, [sɪkˈjuʔ]

Noun

sikyû

  1. (slang) security guard
    Synonyms: bantay, guwardiya

See also

Further reading
  • “sikyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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