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Cebuano
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, after its supposed call. The other senses are fron their necrophagy or nocturnal nature, like the creature.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧kik
- IPA(key): /kiˈkik/
Noun
kikik
- (folklore) vampiric bird-like creature
- (folklore) form of an ungo or an ungo's familiar
- vulture
- Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)
- savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
Verb
kikík
- to be a prey or victim to this creature
- (of a kikik) to hunt or attack prey
Synonyms
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano kikik.
Noun
kikik
- (folklore) vampiric bird-like creature
Tagalog
Etymology
From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1972).
Pronunciation
Noun
kikik (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜃ᜔)
- stilts
- Synonym: tayakad
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 283
Waray-Waray
Noun
kikík
- lightning