siyok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese. Compare Hokkien 嗖 (siok, “cackle; a kind of laugh; cry by birds when shooed away; bird's weeping sound; whoosh”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈok/ [sɪˈok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: si‧yok

Noun

siyók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

1. sudden cry of a frightened chicken

   Synonym: piyak

2. sound produced in an attempt to dislodge something that blocks the throat

See also

• samid
• siyap
• kakak

Further reading

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