kekok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkekok/ [ˈkɛ.xok]
  • Rhymes: -ekok
  • Syllabification: ke‧kok

Noun

kekok (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜓᜃ᜔) (childish)

  1. chicken; chick
    Synonyms: kokok, manenok, manok

Further reading
  • “kekok” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “kekok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 281
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