kiay

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ay

Verb

kiay

  1. to sway or wiggle one's hips

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Aklanon kiay, Cebuano kiay, Hiligaynon kiay, and Waray-Waray kiay.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜀᜌ᜔)

  1. swinging one's hips; swaggering movement (of one's body)
    Synonyms: kendeng, giri, kiya-kiya, giray, kibang

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kiay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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