maukilkil

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ ukilkil.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maʔukilˈkil/ [mɐ.ʔʊ.xɪlˈkil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ma‧u‧kil‧kil

Adjective

maukilkíl (plural mauukilkil, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

1. insistent; persistent

   Synonyms: mapilit, makulit, maurirat

Further reading

• “maukilkil”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024