dikyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dikiyam
• dikiam
• likyam — obsolete
• likiam — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 李鹹／李咸 (lí-kiâm, “plum preserves”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dikˈjam/ [dɪkˈjam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: dik‧yam

Noun

dikyám (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)

1. plum preserves

Related terms

• kiyamlo
• kiyamoy
• kiyampong
• tawkiyam

 

See also

• kikyam

 

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 19
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135