kekok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkekok/ [ˈkɛː.xok̚]
• Rhymes: -ekok
• Syllabification: ke‧kok

Noun

kekok (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜓᜃ᜔) (childish)

1. chicken; chick

   Synonyms: kokok, manenok, manok

Further reading

• “kekok” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kekok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 281