kikil

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quiquil — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkikil/, [ˈki.xɪl]
• Hyphenation: ki‧kil

Noun

kikil (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

1. carpenter's file
2. act of filing

   Synonym: pagkikil

3. (by extension) nail file
4. (colloquial, figurative) act of extorting money from someone

   Synonyms: pangingikil, pangunguwarta

Derived terms

• kikilan
• kikilin
• kumikil
• magkikil
• mangikil
• mangingikil
• pagkikil
• pangingikil

 

Further reading

• “kikil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018