hikaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Tagalog hikaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/
Noun
hikaw
- earring
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- hicao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).[1] Compare Bikol Central hikaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧kaw
- IPA(key): /ˈhikaw/, [ˈhi.xaʊ̯]
Noun
hikaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜏ᜔)
- earring
- Synonyms: arilyos, aretes, suang, (Rizal) panahinga, (obsolete) tingga, (obsolete) bitaybitay
Derived terms
- hihikawin
- hikawan
- hikaw-hikawan
- hikawin
- maghikaw
- mahikaw
- pahikaw
- taghikaw
See also
- sumping
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 130