tagiktik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taguictic — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiktik (“to tap, strike lightly”), from Proto-Austronesian *tiktik (“to tap, strike lightly”) (cf. Cebuano tiktik (“to tap lightly”), Indonesian titek (“heavy pounding blow; to rap”), Ilocano tiktik (“sound of striking metal against stone”). See also tiktik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taɡikˈtik/ [t̪ɐ.ɣɪkˈt̪ik̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ta‧gik‧tik

Noun

tagiktík (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. patter; light but sharp sound caused by consecutive drops (especially on a hard surface)
2. ticking of a clock, watch, etc.

   Synonyms: tiktik, tiktak

Derived terms

• tumagiktik

See also

• lagitikan
• patak-patak
• tagaktak
• tagistis

 

Further reading

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