siyoki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

siyoke
shoke, shoki
sioke, sioki
syoke, syoki

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly:

From gay slang prefix siyo- + lalaki.
From a play on siyokoy.
From a play on suki.
From Hokkien 弱氣／弱气 (jio̍h-khì, “weak spirit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siˈokiʔ/, [ˈʃo.xɪʔ]
Hyphenation: si‧yo‧ki

Noun

siyokì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃᜒ)

(gay slang) homosexual man; gay
Synonyms: bakla, bading, (gay slang) beki, (gay slang) siyokla

Further reading

“siyoki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 127

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