sikyu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an ellipsis of pronunciation spelling of English security guard.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sikˈjuʔ/ [sɪkˈjuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
  • Syllabification: sik‧yu

Noun

sikyû (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (slang) security guard
    Synonyms: bantay, guwardiya

See also

Further reading
  • “sikyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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