pikon
See also: Pikoń
Esperanto edit
Noun edit
pikon
- accusative singular of piko
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish picón (“lampoon; abusive writing; ridicule; mockery”), from pica + -ón.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke
- Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin
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Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly related to Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “accused”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.
- Synonym: pikot
Further reading edit
- “pikon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018