pikon

See also: Pikoń

Esperanto

Noun

pikon

1. accusative singular of piko

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish picón (“lampoon; abusive writing; ridicule; mockery”), from pica + -ón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈkon/ [pɪˈxon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pi‧kon

Adjective

pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke

   Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin

Derived terms

• kapikunan
• mapikon
• pagkapikon
• pikunan
• pikunin

 

Related terms

• pika

 

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “accused”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpikon/ [ˈpi.xon]
• Rhymes: -ikon
• Syllabification: pi‧kon

Noun

pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.

   Synonym: pikot

Further reading

• “pikon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018