sikhay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien. Manuel (1948) notes siek(semen, lasciviousness, lavishness)-kài, worldliness, libertine, dissolute, licentious [sic], which could possibly correspond to Hokkien (siâu, semen) + (kài, world; domain; realm). Compare Hokkien 四界 (sì-kòe/sì-kè, everywhere) or 世界 (sè-kài/sì-kài, world).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sikháy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. zeal; assiduity; diligence
    Synonyms: sikap, tiyaga, sipag, sigasig, sigsa, siyasig

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sikhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 53