kikay
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Tagalog kikay.
=== Noun ===
kikay
(Philippines) A flirtatious girl or woman.
(Philippines) A girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion.
==== Usage notes ====
Used attributively as an adjective.
==== Derived terms ====
kikay kit
=== References ===
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Tagalog kikay.
=== Noun ===
kikay
a feminine or stylish girl or woman
a girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion
=== Adjective ===
kikay
belonging to or characteristic of a kikay
(of a girl or woman) interested in beauty products and fashion; stylishly feminine
== Saisiyat ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Japanese 器(き)械(かい) (kikai, “powered mechanical device”).
=== Noun ===
kikay
machine
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From Kikay.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkikaj/ [ˈkiː.xaɪ̯]
Rhymes: -ikaj
Syllabification: ki‧kay
Homophone: Kikay
=== Noun ===
kikay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜌ᜔) (slang)
stylish woman (specifically one interested in beauty products and fashion)
flirtatious woman
term of address to a girl
=== Adjective ===
kikay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜌ᜔) (slang)
stylishly feminine; girly (of a woman)
flirtatious
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
English: → kikay, ⇒ kikay kit
Cebuano: → kikay, ⇒ kikay kit
=== Further reading ===
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 75