halik

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hajək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hajək (“smell, sniff, kiss”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sajək (“smell”). Compare Ilocano agek, Kapampangan ayik, Bikol Central hadok, Cebuano halok, and Waray-Waray harok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlik/ [hɐˈlɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ha‧lik

Noun

halík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. kiss

   Synonyms: beso, uma

Derived terms

• hagkan
• halik ni Hudas
• halikan
• humalik
• humalik sa yapak
• ihalik
• maghalikan
• magnakaw ng halik
• mahalikan
• manghalik
• pahagkan
• pahalikan
• palahalik

See also

• laplap

Further reading

• “halik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “halik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hajek”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• likha

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خَالِق (ḵāliq).

Noun

halik (definite accusative haliği, plural halikler)

1. creator