Meaning of tika

contraction for ta and ikaw. see ikaw.

a. for something to be sticky. Tíka ra kaáyu ang almirul, The starch is too sticky; v. 1. solidify into something sticky. Dugayng nakatíka ang gilútung kalamay, It took a long time for the coconut candy to become sticky; 2. for something to become sticky from having come in contact with something sticky. Nagtíka ang íyang buhuk sa pamáda, His hair is sticky with pomade.

n. long, drawn-out coughing (as if one is about to vomit). Dì na man nà urdinaryung ubu. Tíkà na man nà, That is no ordinary cough. That is a churchyard cough; v. cough in a hard, drawn out manner, as if vomiting. tikàtíkà v. breathe with difficulty due to suffocation or choking.