Spelling variations: baiki, bayki, bikì
baikì
mumps
mumps
Bineke ako. /
Biniki ako.
I had mumps.
Namamaga ang mukha kung may beke.
The face swells when with mumps.
Mumps, also called epidemic parotitism, is a disease caused by a virus. Most commonly, the salivary glands swell to enormous proportions.
Filipinos sometimes joke that they suffer from biki even when they don’t. For example, when you blow up a rubber balloon, the area of your cheeks, lower jaw and upper neck usually hurt from blowing too hard. You can say:
Biniki ako sa kaiihip ng hangin.
I got mumps from blowing air.
I got mumps from blowing air.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
beke: isang nakahahawang karamdaman kung saan namamaga ang leeg
