tukhi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tukhi (“toothpick”). See also Hokkien 齒戳 / 齿戳 (khí-thok, “toothpick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tukˈhiʔ/ [t̪ʊkˈhɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: tuk‧hi

Noun

tukhî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜒ) (obsolete)

  1. toothpick
    Synonyms: palito, tutpik, panghininga, (obsolete) palyo, (obsolete) panghinuki

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