hikaw

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤／耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Tagalog hikaw.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhikaw/, [ˈhi.kaʊ̯]
IPA^(key): /ˈʔikaw/, [ˈʔi.kaʊ̯] (h-dropping)
Hyphenation: hi‧kaw

Noun edit

hikaw

earring

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

hicao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤／耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).^[1] Compare Bikol Central hikaw.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhikaw/, [ˈhi.xaʊ̯]
Hyphenation: hi‧kaw

Noun edit

hikaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

earring
Synonyms: arilyos, aretes, suang, (Rizal) panahinga, (obsolete) tingga, (obsolete) bitaybitay

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

lingkaw

See also edit

References edit

^ 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 130

Further reading edit

“hikaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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