tiklo
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tik‧lo
- IPA(key): /tikˈloʔ/, [t̪ɪkˈl̪uʔ]
Verb
tiklô
- to catch something by enclosing the neck with a band or loop attached to the end of a pole
- (slang) to steal something petty
- (slang) to catch someone committing a petty crime
- (slang) to kill
Descendants
- → Tagalog: tiklo (“caught; arrested”)
References
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (in Cebuano and English), Cornell University, page 1009
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano tiklo (“slang: to catch someone committing a petty crime”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tik‧lo
- IPA(key): /tikˈloʔ/, [tɪkˈloʔ]
Adjective
tiklô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜓ or ᜆᜒᜎᜓ)
- (slang) caught; arrested (by the authorities)
- Synonyms: huli, arestado
Derived terms
- matiklo
Further reading
- “tiklo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 141