kendeng
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish candil, from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of kandila. See also Maranao kinding.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkendeŋ/ [ˈkɛn̪.d̪ɛŋ]
- Rhymes: -endeŋ
- Syllabification: ken‧deng
Noun
editkendeng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
- (formal) intentional and exaggerated sway of hips (of a woman)
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “kendeng” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kendeng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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