kikyam
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hokkien, the first syllable of which most likely is from 雞 / 鸡 (ke, “chicken”) (as noted by Manuel (1948), though the chief ingredient of the dish nowadays is pork). The second syllable is unclear, though it may possibly be from:
- From 繭 / 茧 (kián, “cocoon”). Compare Taiwanese Hokkien 肉繭 / 肉茧 (bah-kián, “ngo hiang”).
- From 鹹 / 咸 (kiâm, “viand; rice topping”). See also kiyampong, tawkiam.
- From 卷 (kńg, “roll”). Compare 雞卷 / 鸡卷 (koe-kńg, “ngo hiang”), though unlikely since dialects that use the pronunciation "ke" for 雞 / 鸡 would use "kúiⁿ" for 卷.
The slang sense is from the first syllable being homophonous to the last syllable of puki according to Zorc (1993).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkikjam/ [ˈkik.jɐm], /kikˈjam/ [kɪkˈjam]
- Rhymes: -ikjam, -am
- Syllabification: kik‧yam
Noun
editkikyam or kikyám (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)
See also
editReferences
edit- “kikyam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 106
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 34
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 117
- Barclay, Thomas (1923) “繭 *kién - koe-kién”, in Supplement to Dictionary of the Amoy Colloquial Language (overall work in Hokkien and English), Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Limited, page 104
- Barclay, Thomas (1923) “鷄 koe - koe-kién”, in Supplement to Dictionary of the Amoy Colloquial Language (overall work in Hokkien and English), Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Limited, page 116
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