kilikili

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• kili-kili

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kilikili, from Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧li‧ki‧li
• IPA^(key): /kiliˈkili/ [ki.l̪iˈki.l̪i]

Noun

kílikíli (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜃᜒᜎᜒ)

1. (anatomy) armpit

   Synonym: yukyok

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Noun

kilikili

1. (anatomy) armpit

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• quiliquili — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧li‧ki‧li
• IPA^(key): /kiliˈkili/

Noun

kilikili

1. (anatomy) armpit

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• quiliquili (Súlat Bacúlud)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪlɪˈkili/ [kɪ.lɪˈxiː.li]
• Hyphenation: ki‧li‧ki‧li

Noun

kilikili

1. (anatomy) armpit

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

• quiliquili (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiliˈkili/, [kɪ.lɪˈkɪ.le]
• Hyphenation: ki‧li‧ki‧li

Noun

kilikili

1. (anatomy) armpit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quiliquili — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kili-kili — nonstandard

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiliˈkili/ [kɪ.lɪˈxiː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: ki‧li‧ki‧li

Noun

kilikili (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜃᜒᜎᜒ)

1. (anatomy) armpit

Derived terms

• baskil
• leki-leki

 

Further reading

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Malay kelingking.

Noun

kilikili

1. little finger

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kili-kili.

Noun

kílikíli

1. (anatomy) armpit