marikit

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Kapampangan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ma- +‎ dikit. Compare Tagalog marikit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /məɾɪˈkit/, [mə.ɾɪˈxit]

Adjective[edit]

marikit

  1. pretty
    Synonym: mayumi

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ma- +‎ dikit. Potet (2016) surmises the radiant sense to be influenced by Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “ray of light”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

marikít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. pretty; beautiful; scintillating
  2. bright; radiant

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “marikit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290
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