kitikiti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kiti-kiti
quitiquiti — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit कीटी (kīṭī, “worm”), but underwent reduplication.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kitikiˈti/, [kɪ.tɪ.xɪˈti]
Hyphenation: ki‧ti‧ki‧ti

Noun

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

tadpole
mosquito larva
Synonyms: kikinsot, kikiyo

Adjective

kitikití (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜃᜒᜆᜒ)

(figurative) restless; continually moving around
Synonym: malikot

Further reading

“kitikiti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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