sikat

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sikát.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/, [siˈkat]
• Hyphenation: si‧kat

Adjective

sikát (intensified sikaton)

1. renowned; famous

   Synonyms: bantogan, pamoso

Derived terms

• kasikatan
• magsikat
• pasikat

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧kat
• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/, [s̪ɪˈkat̪]

Adjective

sikat

1. famous, popular

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sikat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsikat̚]
• Hyphenation: si‧kat

Noun

sikat (first-person possessive sikatku, second-person possessive sikatmu, third-person possessive sikatnya)

1. brush
2. comb
3. rake

   Synonym: garu

Derived terms

• disikat
• menyikat
• penyikat
• penyikatan

 

• sikat alis
• sikat bulu
• sikat cukur
• sikat duri
• sikat gigi
• sikat gigi listrik
• sikat kain
• sikat kawat
• sikat kuku
• sikat mandi
• sikat punggung
• sikat sepatu

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

sikat (Jawi spelling سيکت, informal 1st possessive sikatku, 2nd possessive sikatmu, 3rd possessive sikatnya)

1. comb

Descendants

• Indonesian: sikat
• → Min Nan: 士健 (sǐ-kiāⁿ)

Further reading

• “sikat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sicat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sikat (“sunrise, rising sun; to show off, be ostentatious, parade one’s talents, possessions, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/, [ˈsi.xɐt] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/, [sɪˈxat] (adjective)
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: si‧kat

Noun

sikat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. rise; rising (on the sky of the sun, moon, stars, etc.)

   Synonyms: silang, pagsilang

2. rays (of the sun, etc.)

   Synonym: banaag

3. brightness; splendor; brilliance

   Synonyms: ningning, luningning

4. (figurative) rise to popularity; becoming popular

   Synonym: pagtanyag

Derived terms

• biglang-sikat
• iapgpasikat
• kasikatan
• magpasikat
• pagpapasikat
• pagsikat
• pagsikat
• pasikat
• sikat-sikat
• sikatan
• sumikat

 

Adjective

sikát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. (figurative) famous; popular; well-known

   Synonyms: bantog, tanyag, popular

2. (figurative) brilliant; at the zenith

Further reading

• “sikat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018