kikig

Hungarian

Etymology

ki +‎ -k +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkikiɡ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧kig

Pronoun

kikig

1. terminative plural of ki

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). See also Ilocano kikir, Pangasinan kilkil, Tausug kigkig, and Malay kikir.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkikiɡ/ [ˈkiː.xɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -ikiɡ
• Syllabification: ki‧kig

Noun

kikig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜄ᜔)

1. act of cleaning the inner ear cavity by twirling the end of a feather or earbud inside (to sweep off pieces of earwax pried loose previously as a final step in the cleaning process)
2. final act of the male animal upon reaching climax during copulation (especially chicken)

Derived terms

• kikigin
• kummikig
• pagkikig
• pangikig

 

See also

• kalikot
• kilig

 

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 283