tsikiting

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • sikiting
  • chikiting

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chiquitín, from chiquito +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧ki‧ting
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiŋ/, [t͡ʃɪ.xɪˈtiŋ]

Noun

tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. very small child
    Synonym: bulilit

Adjective

tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. very small (especially of a child)
    Synonyms: bulilit, munsing, munsik, munti, maliit

Further reading
  • “tsikiting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 147
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