tsiken

Borrowed from English chicken, from Middle English chiken, from Old English ċicen, ċycen. Doublet of tsiks.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiken/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.xɛn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsiken/ [ˈt̪siː.xɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -iken
• Syllabification: tsi‧ken

tsiken (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. (idiomatic, slang) piece of cake (simple or easy job)

   Synonyms: sisiw, mani

2. (colloquial) chicken

   Synonym: manok

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