halik

From Proto-Philippine *hajək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hajək (“smell, sniff, kiss”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sajək (“smell”). Compare Ilocano agek, Bikol Central hadok, Cebuano halok, and Waray-Waray harok.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlik/ [hɐˈlik̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ha‧lik

halík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. kiss

   Synonyms: beso, uma

• “halik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “halik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hajek”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• likha

From Arabic خَالِق (ḵāliq).

halik (definite accusative haliği, plural halikler)

1. creator