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kingke
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kinke
- kingki
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinqué, from French quinquet, named after pharmacist Antoine Quinquet (1745–1803).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiŋˈke/ [kɪŋˈkɛ], /ˈkiŋke/ [ˈkiŋ.kɛ]
- Rhymes: -e, -iŋke
- Syllabification: king‧ke
Noun
kingké or kingke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
- petroleum lamp; kerosene lamp (with a tall, crystal guard-bulb, usually with a decorative shade)
- Synonym: gasera
See also
Further reading
- “kingke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
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