TIKIN

tikin
pole


tikin na kawayan
bamboo pole


tikin
long pole used in pushing a boat forward (the pole is long enough to reach the bottom of shallow waters); the momentum that pushes the boat forward is from pushing against the river bottom or sea bottom

 

The Tagalog word tikin is Chinese in origin.



hampas-tikin
time of day when the sun is directly overhead (used to be measured with a tikin)
synonym: tanghaling-tapat



The Tagalog word for 'oar' is sagwan.