singkit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?]. Compare Indonesian singkek, Hokkien 新客.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: sing‧kit

IPA^(key): /siŋˈkit/, [sɪŋˈkit]

Adjective

singkít

slant-eyed; having narrow eyes (of a person)
Synonyms: pingkit, kirat
slanting; narrow (of one's eyes)
Synonyms: pingkit, kirat

Derived terms

kasingkitan
magpasingkit
pagkakasingkit
pagkasingkit
singkitan

Noun

singkít

condition of having slanted or narrow eyes
Synonyms: pingkit, kirat
person with slanted or narrow eyes

Further reading

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

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