tsikinini

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chikinini

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano tsikinini.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikiˈniniʔ/ [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈn̪iː.n̪ɪʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsikiˈniniʔ/ [t͡sɪ.xɪˈn̪iː.n̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iniʔ
• Syllabification: tsi‧ki‧ni‧ni

Noun

tsikininì (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒᜈᜒ) (slang, mildly vulgar)

1. hickey; love bite

   Synonym: hiki

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 32