kikil

Tagalog

Alternative forms

quiquil — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkikil/, [ˈki.xɪl]
Hyphenation: ki‧kil

Noun

kikil (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

carpenter's file
act of filing
Synonym: pagkikil
(by extension) nail file
(colloquial, figurative) act of extorting money from someone
Synonyms: pangingikil, pangunguwarta

Derived terms

kikilan
kikilin
kumikil
magkikil
mangikil
mangingikil
pagkikil
pangingikil

Further reading

“kikil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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