pangingikil

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Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ kikil with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

Noun

pangingikil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜅᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. extortion; shakedown
    Synonyms: panghuhuthot, ekstorsiyon, pambabakal

Further reading

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