halik

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hajək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hajek (“smell, sniff, kiss”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sajek (“smell”). Compare Ilocano agek, Bikol Central hadok, Cebuano halok, and Waray-Waray harok.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ha‧lik

IPA^(key): /haˈlik/, [hɐˈlik]

Noun

halík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

kiss
Synonyms: beso, uma

Derived terms

hagkan
halikan
humalik
ihalik
maghalikan
mahalikan
manghalik
pahagkan
pahalikan

Further reading

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

Anagrams

likha

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