pikon

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See also: Pikoń

Esperanto[edit]

Noun[edit]

pikon

  1. accusative singular of piko

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pi‧kon
  • IPA(key): /piˈkon/, [pɪˈxon]

Adjective[edit]

pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke
    Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pi‧kon
  • IPA(key): /ˈpikon/, [ˈpi.xon]

Noun[edit]

pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.
    Synonym: pikot

Further reading[edit]

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