kiyeme
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly from Spanish qué eme (“what the shit; what the fuck”). Compare eme. Also possibly from kimi (“timid; shy; play coy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈeme/ [ˈkjɛː.mɛ]
- Rhymes: -eme
- Syllabification: ki‧ye‧me
Noun
editkiyeme (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜒᜋᜒ) (gay slang, often reduplicated)
- nonsense
- Synonym: eme
- stuff; whatchamacallit
- finickiness
- Synonym: arte
- excuse; pretense
- joke