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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. See also Maranao kinding.
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Noun
kendeng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)
- (formal) intentional and exaggerated sway of hips (of a woman)
- Synonyms: (colloquial) kembot, (colloquial) giling, (obsolete) kantot
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