kakanin
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tagalog kakanin.
Noun edit
kakanin (countable and uncountable, plural kakanins or kakanin)
- (Philippines) Any of various dessert rice cakes.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Initial reduplication of kanin. Equivalent to syncopic form of kakainin.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: (noun) -in, (verb) -anin
- Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nin
Noun edit
kakanín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
Verb edit
kakanin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
Further reading edit
- “kakanin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018