sikap

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsikap̚]
• Hyphenation: si‧kap

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. figure, shape, stature, build

   Synonyms: cara berdiri, kuda-kuda

2. standpoint, attitude, position

   Synonym: keyakinan

3. attitude, demeanor

   Synonyms: gerak-gerik, perilaku

Derived terms

• bersikap
• mensikapi
• menyikapi

 

• sikap asertif
• sikap bahasa
• sikap hidup
• sikap istirahat
• sikap penghormatan
• sikap sempurna
• sikap tubuh

 

Adjective

sikap

1. dexterous, skillful

   Synonym: sigap

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “to grapple”), from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping”), from Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).

Verb

sikap

1. to hug

   Synonym: peluk

Noun

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. Short for baju sikap.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“hawk”)

Noun

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. Short for burung sikap.

Further reading

• “sikap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sicap — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsikap/ [ˈsi.xɐp]
• Rhymes: -ikap
• Syllabification: si‧kap

Noun

sikap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜉ᜔)

1. diligence; zeal; persistent effort

   Synonyms: sipag, tiyaga, sigasig, sikhay, siyasig, sigang

Derived terms

• magsikap
• magsumikap
• masikap
• pagsikapan
• pagsisikap
• pagsumikapan
• sikapin