siyok
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Chinese. Compare Hokkien 嗖 (siok, “cackle; a kind of laugh; cry by birds when shooed away; bird's weeping sound; whoosh”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈok/ [ˈsjok̚]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Syllabification: si‧yok
Noun
editsiyók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔)
- sudden cry of a frightened chicken
- Synonym: piyak
- sound produced in an attempt to dislodge something that blocks the throat
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “siyok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018