pikon
See also: Pikoń
Esperanto
Noun
pikon
- accusative singular of piko
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish picón (“lampoon; abusive writing; ridicule; mockery”), from pica + -ón.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧kon
- IPA(key): /piˈkon/, [pɪˈxon]
Adjective
pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke
- Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin
Derived terms
- kapikunan
- mapikon
- pagkapikon
- pikunin
Related terms
- pika
Etymology 2
Possibly related to Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “accused”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧kon
- IPA(key): /ˈpikon/, [ˈpi.xon]
Noun
pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.
- Synonym: pikot
Further reading
- “pikon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018