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Etymology edit

Possibly from hin- +‎ *diki, with initial reduplication. Compare Tausug duku'-duku' (joke with or tease (someone)), Indonesian dekih (chuckle, snigger, snicker), and Malay dekah (loud laughter).

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hindirikî (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜃᜒ) (obsolete)

  1. playing with a baby while carrying it and pretending to tickle it to make it laugh [18th–19th c.]
  2. tickling all over the body [16th–17th c.]

Usage notes edit

  • Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835) provided an illustration of playing with a child wherein feet are played with the palms.

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