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niknik

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog niknik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɪkˈnik/ [nɪkˈnik]

Noun

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niknik

  1. any tiny insect

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *niknik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñikñik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nikník (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. gnat
  2. (dialectal) tiny mosquito
    Synonym: lamok
  3. (dialectal) any species of fly with a painful bite
  4. (dialectal) horsefly
    Synonym: bangaw

Further reading

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  • niknik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018