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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chiquitín, from chiquito + -ín. By surface analysis, tsikito + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)
- very small child
- Synonym: bulilit
Adjective
tsikitíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial)
- very small (especially of a child)
- Synonyms: bulilit, munsing, munsik, munti, maliit
Further reading
- “tsikiting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 147