kendeng

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kinding

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candil, from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of kandila.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkendeŋ/ [ˈkɛn.dɛŋ]
Rhymes: -endeŋ
Syllabification: ken‧deng

Noun

kendeng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

(formal) intentional and exaggerated sway of hips (of a woman)
Synonyms: (colloquial) kembot, (colloquial) giling, (obsolete) kantot

Derived terms

ikendeng
kendengan
kumendeng
pakendeng-kendeng

Further reading

“kendeng” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“kendeng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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