sikyu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• CQ
• sekyu, sikyo

Etymology

From an ellipsis of pronunciation spelling of English security guard.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sikˈjuʔ/ [sɪkˈjuʔ]
• Rhymes: -uʔ
• Syllabification: sik‧yu

Noun

sikyû (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. (slang) security guard

   Synonyms: bantay, guwardiya

See also

• lespu

Further reading

• “sikyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN