tsikinini

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cebuano tsikinini.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈniniʔ/, [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈni.nɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧ki‧ni‧ni

Noun[edit]

tsikininì (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒᜈᜒ) (slang, mildly vulgar)

  1. hickey; love bite
    Synonym: hiki

Further reading[edit]

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 32