Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈniki/, [paˈn̪i.ki]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ki

Noun edit

paníki (Basahan spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. fruit bat

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Karao edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.).

Noun edit

paniki

  1. large, edible bat

Limos Kalinga edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.).

Noun edit

paniki

  1. large bat

Related terms edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.). Compare Ilocano panniki, Limos Kalinga paniki, Bikol Central paniki, and Karao paniki.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ki
  • IPA(key): /paˈniki/, [pɐˈni.xɪ]
  • IPA(key): /paˈnikiʔ/, [pɐˈni.xɪʔ]
  • IPA(key): /paˈnikeʔ/, [pɐˈni.xɛʔ] (colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -iki, -ikiʔ

Noun edit

paniki or panikì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. bat (flying mammal)
    Synonyms: (western Marinduque) kabog, (eastern Marinduque) kulapnit
  2. (eastern Marinduque) tiny bat
    Synonym: (western Marinduque) kulapnit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • paniki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018