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Tagalog
Etymology
From *hikhik + *-ag-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikhik (“snicker, giggle; high-pitched laughter”). Compare agik-ik.
Pronunciation
Noun
hagikhík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄᜒᜃ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ᜔)
- outburst of suppressed laughter; snicker
- Synonyms: halikhik, alikik
- sound of sipping liquid
- Synonym: hithit
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Further reading
- “hagikhik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “hagikhik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 565
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 465
- Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 158
- Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 147
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hikhik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI