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halikan

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Tagalog

Etymology

From halik + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haliˈkan/ [hɐ.lɪˈxan̪] (verb)
    • IPA(key): /ˌhaˈlikan/ [ˌhaːˈliː.xɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ikan
  • Syllabification: ha‧li‧kan

Verb

halikán (complete hinalikan, progressive hinahalikan, contemplative hahalikan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to kiss; to give a kiss to
    Hinalikan niya ako.
    He kissed me.

Conjugation

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1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

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1 Used in formal contexts.

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1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

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Alternative forms

Noun

hálíkan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. act of kissing each other
    Synonyms: paghahalikan, hadukan
  2. (by extension) kissing scene (in a film, show, play, etc.)

Further reading

  • halikan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

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