palikpik

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *p(al)ikpik (“fin of a fish”), from Proto-Austronesian *pikpik (“sound of patting or tapping”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /palikˈpik/ [pɐ.lɪkˈpik̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: pa‧lik‧pik

Noun

palikpík (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔) (ichthyology, zootomy)

1. fin (of a fish)

   Synonyms: palaypay, aleta

Further reading

• “palikpik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “palikpik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pikpik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI