kwek kwek

Indonesian

Noun

kwek kwek (first-person possessive kwek kwekku, second-person possessive kwek kwekmu, third-person possessive kwek kweknya)

1. quack

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kwekkwek
• kwek-kwek

Etymology

Said to be onomatopoeic from bird chirps.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkwek ˌkwek/ [ˈkwɛk ˌkwɛk]
• Syllabification: kwek kwek

Noun

kwek kwek (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜃ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜃ᜔)

1. kwek kwek (street food made out of boiled quail eggs coated with orange batter and deep-fried in oil)

See also

• tokneneng

 

References

• “kwekkwek”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018