dikong

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From diko + -ng. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdikoŋ/ [ˈd̪iː.xoŋ] Rhymes: -ikoŋ Syllabification: di‧kong === Noun === dikong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija) term of address for second eldest brother Synonym: diko ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 19