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Tagalog
Etymology
From diko + -ng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdikoŋ/,
- Hyphenation: di‧kong
Noun
dikong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)
- term of address for second eldest brother
- Synonym: diko
See also
Further reading
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 19