tinikling

English

Noun

tinikling (uncountable)

1. A Philippine dance involving hopping in the gaps between moving bamboo poles.

Tagalog

Etymology

From tikling (“species of rail”) +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tinikˈliŋ/ [t̪ɪ.n̪ɪkˈliŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ti‧nik‧ling

Noun

tiniklíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. tinikling (native Philippine folk dance inspired by the movements of the tikling bird)

Derived terms

• magtinikling

 

See also

• kalutang

Further reading

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