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Esperanto
Noun
pikon
- accusative singular of piko
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish picón (“lampoon; abusive writing; ridicule; mockery”), from pica + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈkon/,
- Hyphenation: pi‧kon
Adjective
pikón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- cranky; touchy; oversensitive; irritated; easily piqued or angered (by jokes); unable to take a joke
- Synonyms: bugnot, magagalitin, maramdamin
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Possibly related to Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “accused”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpikon/,
- Hyphenation: pi‧kon
Noun
pikon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔)
- siege or encirclement for capturing enemies, escapees, etc.
- Synonym: pikot
Further reading
- “pikon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018