kendeng

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kinding

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candil, from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of kandila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkendeŋ/, [ˈkɛn.dɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: ken‧deng

Noun

kendeng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (formal) intentional and exaggerated sway of hips (of a woman)

   Synonyms: (colloquial) kembot, (colloquial) giling, (obsolete) kantot

Derived terms

• ikendeng
• kendengan
• kumendeng
• pakendeng-kendeng

 

Further reading

• “kendeng” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kendeng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018