niknik

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• nicnic (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog niknik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪkˈnik/ [nɪkˈnik]

Noun

niknik

1. any tiny insect

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nicnic — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *niknik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñikñik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nikˈnik/ [n̪ɪkˈn̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: nik‧nik

Noun

nikník (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

1. gnat
2. (dialectal) tiny mosquito

   Synonym: lamok

3. (dialectal) any species of fly with a painful bite
4. (dialectal) horsefly

   Synonym: bangaw

Further reading

• “niknik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.