kuyakoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈjakoj/, [kʊˈja.xoɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ya‧koy

Noun

kuyakoy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜃᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. act of swinging one's legs or feet when seated (especially by children and infants)
    • 1995, Gemma Araneta-Cruz, Sentimiento: Fiction & Nostalgia:
      Pakiramdam ni Linggot ay hinihigop siya ng malupit na kumunoy at ang Puno ng Tauhan, na kukuya-kuyakoy sa silya, ay tila nakahanda nang magbigay ng pamatay na dagok. "Sir, alam kong inialok na ito sa inyong tanggapan, may ilang  ...
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Derived terms

See also
  • kuyakos
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