dikong

Tagalog

Etymology

From diko +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdikoŋ/, [ˈdi.xoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: di‧kong

Noun

dikong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)

  1. term of address for second eldest brother
    Synonym: diko

See also

Further reading
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 19
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