kwek kwek
Indonesian
editNoun
editkwek kwek (first-person possessive kwek kwekku, second-person possessive kwek kwekmu, third-person possessive kwek kweknya)
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSaid to be onomatopoeic from bird chirps.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkwek ˌkwek/ [ˈkwɛk ˌkwɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: kwek kwek
Noun
editkwek kwek (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜃ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜃ᜔)
- kwek kwek (street food made out of boiled quail eggs coated with orange batter and deep-fried in oil)
See also
editReferences
edit- “kwekkwek”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018