tikang

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈkaŋ/ [t̪ɪˈxaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ti‧kang

Noun

tikáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜅ᜔)

1. loss of enthusiasm or interest; lessening of activity

   Synonym: panghihinawa

2. slight limp in walking

   Synonyms: hingkod, pamimilay

Derived terms

• pagtitikang
• paninikang

 

Anagrams

• taking, tingka

Waray-Waray

Preposition

tikang

1. from

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From Japanese ていかん (“te ikan”).

Verb

tikang

1. negative imperative: don't

   gako skruy tikang ― Don't be late for school.

References

• Shinji Sanada, Chien Yuehchen (2008) “台湾における日本語クレオールについて”, in 日本語の研究‎^[1], volume 4, number 2, pages 69-76