paniki

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈniki/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ki

Noun

paníki (Basahan spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. fruit bat

Derived terms

See also

Karao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

Noun

paniki

  1. large, edible bat

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”).

Noun

paniki

  1. large bat

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paniki (“fruit bat, flying fox: Pteropus spp.”). Compare Ilocano panniki, Limos Kalinga paniki, Bikol Central paniki, and Karao paniki. See also Spanish panique.

Pronunciation

Noun

paniki or panikì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. bat (flying mammal)
    Synonyms: (western Marinduque) kabog, (eastern Marinduque) kulapnit
  2. (eastern Marinduque) tiny bat
    Synonym: (western Marinduque) kulapnit

See also

Further reading

  • “paniki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*paniki”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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