Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiŋ/ [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈt̪iŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsikiˈtiŋ/ [t͡sɪ.xɪˈt̪iŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: tsi‧ki‧ting

Noun

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tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. very small child
    Synonym: bulilit
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Adjective

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tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. very small (especially of a child)
    Synonyms: bulilit, munsing, munsik, munti, maliit

Further reading

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  • 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