tagiktik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiktik (“to tap, strike lightly”), from Proto-Austronesian *tiktik (“to tap, strike lightly”) (cf. Cebuano tiktik (“to tap lightly”), Indonesian titek (“heavy pounding blow; to rap”), Ilocano tiktik (“sound of striking metal against stone”). See also tiktik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɡikˈtik/, [tɐ.ɣɪkˈtik]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧gik‧tik

Noun

tagiktík (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. patter; light but sharp sound caused by consecutive drops (especially on a hard surface)
  2. ticking of a clock, watch, etc.
    Synonyms: tiktik, tiktak

Derived terms
  • tumagiktik

See also

Further reading
  • “tagiktik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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