pangingikil

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ kikil with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋiˈŋikil/ [pɐ.ŋɪˈŋiː.xɪl]
• Rhymes: -ikil
• Syllabification: pa‧ngi‧ngi‧kil

Noun

pangingikil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜅᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

1. extortion; shakedown

   Synonyms: panghuhuthot, ekstorsiyon, pambabakal

Further reading

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