kitikiti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kiti-kiti
• quitiquiti — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit कीटी (kīṭī, “worm”), but underwent reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kitikiˈti/ [kɪ.tɪ.xɪˈti]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ki‧ti‧ki‧ti

Noun

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

1. tadpole
2. mosquito larva

   Synonyms: kikinsot, kikiyo

Adjective

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

1. (figurative) restless; continually moving around

   Synonym: malikot

Further reading

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