likot

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈkot/, [lɪˈxot]
• Hyphenation: li‧kot

Noun

likót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. incessant motion; motility

   Synonyms: lingat, ligwin, limot

2. overactiveness; excessive agility
3. restlessness; fidgetiness

   Synonyms: balisa, kabalisahan, di-pagkapalagay

4. (by extension) mischievousness; naughtiness (usually of a child)

   Synonyms: kapilyuhan, kalikutan

5. roughness of movement or manners

   Synonyms: gaslaw, kagaslawan, harot, kaharutan

6. toying with something dangerous, prohibited, etc.
7. touching, moving, or taking something not one's own

   Synonyms: pakialam, pakikialam

Derived terms

• kalikutan
• likutin
• lumikot
• malikot
• malikot ang kamay