dikyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • dikiyam
  • dikiam
  • likyam — obsolete
  • likiam — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 李鹹／李咸 (lí-kiâm, “plum preserves”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dikˈjam/, [dɪkˈjam]
  • Hyphenation: dik‧yam

Noun

dikyám (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. plum preserves

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
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
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