kiat-kiat

English

Alternative forms

• Kiat Kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
• KiatKiat, Kiatkiat, kiatkiat
• Kiat-Kiat, Kiat-kiat
• kiet kiet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結／结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑／杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果／结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/

Noun

kiat-kiat (countable and uncountable, plural kiat-kiats)

1. (Philippines) a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.

See also

• clementine
• dancy
• iyokan
• mandarin orange
• orange
• ponkan
• tangerine

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kiat-kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
• kiet kiet, kiet-kiet
• kyat kyat, Kyatkyat, kyatkyat, kyat-kyat, Kiyat-kyat
• Kiyat Kiyat, kiyat kiyat, Kiyatkiyat, kiyatkiyat

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結／结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑／杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果／结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˌat kiˈat/ [ˌkjat ˈkjat], /kiˌet kiˈet/ [ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt]
• Rhymes: -at, -et
• Syllabification: ki‧at-ki‧at

Noun

kiát-kiát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔)

1. kiat-kiat (a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.)

See also

• dalandan
• dalanghita
• kahel
• kalamansi
• narangha
• ponkan