tsikiting

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sikiting
• chikiting

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chiquitín, from chiquito +‎ -ín. By surface analysis, tsikito +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiŋ/ [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈt̪iŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: tsi‧ki‧ting

Noun

tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. very small child

   Synonym: bulilit

Related terms

• tsikito

 

Adjective

tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. very small (especially of a child)

   Synonyms: bulilit, munsing, munsik, munti, maliit

Further reading

• “tsikiting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 147