hikaw

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Tagalog hikaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhikaw/ [ˈhi.kaʊ̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔikaw/ [ˈʔi.kaʊ̯] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hi‧kaw

Noun

hikaw

1. earring

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hicao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• hikao, hekaw — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Bikol Central hikaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhikaw/ [ˈhiː.xaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ikaw
• Syllabification: hi‧kaw

Noun

hikaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

1. earring

   Synonyms: arilyos, aretes, suang, (Rizal) panahinga, (obsolete) tingga, (obsolete) bitaybitay, (obsolete) panainga

Derived terms

• hihikawin
• hikaw-hikawan
• hikawan
• hikawin
• maghikaw
• mahikaw
• pahikaw
• taghikaw

 

Related terms

• lingkaw

 

See also

• Hizon
• sumping

 

Further reading

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