kekok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1972). Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkekok/, [ˈkɛ.xok]
• Hyphenation: ke‧kok

Noun

kekok (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (childish) chicken; chick

   Synonyms: kokok, manenok, manok

Further reading

• “kekok” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kekok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 281