adik

See also: -adik

Algonquin

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer,caribou”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌˈdɪk]

Noun

adik

1. cattle

Cebuano

Etymology

From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧dik

Noun

adik

1. an addict; a person who is addicted, especially a drug addict

   Synonyms: adis, durugista, manuyopay

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay adik, from Classical Malay اديق (adik), from Old Malay hadik, from Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈadik/ [ˈa.dɪk̚]

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• Rhymes: -adik
• Syllabification: a‧dik

Noun

adik (plural adik-adik)

1. sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)
2. form of address to younger person

Alternative forms

• adek

Derived terms

Affixations

• adik-beradik
• beradik
• beradik-berkakak
• memperadik

Compounds

• adik bungsu
• adik ipar
• adik kakak
• adik kandung
• adik kelas
• adik laki-laki
• adik lelaki
• adik perempuan
• adik seayah
• adik seibu
• adik seibu seayah
• adik sepupu
• adik tingkat
• adik tiri

Further reading

• “adik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• dik, adi, ading, adinda, dinda, ari

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈadek/ [ˈa.deʔ]
  • Rhymes: -adeʔ, -deʔ, -eʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈadik/ [ˈa.diʔ]
  • Rhymes: -adiʔ, -diʔ, -iʔ
• Hyphenation: a‧dik

Noun

adik (Jawi spelling اديق, plural adik-adik or adik²)

1. sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)

   Synonym: yayi

2. form of address to younger person

   Adik, adik tahu kat mana stesen bas paling dekat? ― Hey, kid, you know where's the nearest bus station?

Adjective

adik (Jawi spelling اديق, comparative lebih adik, superlative paling adik)

1. (rare) late

   bulan Adik Maulud: month of Rabiulakhir

   Synonyms: akhir, hujung

Derived terms

Affixations

• adik-beradik
• beradik
• keadik

Compounds

• adik lelaki / adik laki-laki
• adik perempuan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: adik (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ادق adik”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ادق adek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 7-8
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “adek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 6

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa. Cognate with Algonquin adik (“cattle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌˈdɪkʰ/

Noun

adik anim (plural adikwag, diminutive adikoons, pejorative adikosh, locative adikong, stem adikw-)

1. caribou, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Derived terms

• nooji’adikwe (“S/he hunts caribou”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/adik-na

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”). Doublet of adikto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔadik/ [ˈʔaː.d̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -adik
• Syllabification: a‧dik

Noun

adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

1. addict

   Synonyms: adikto, (drug addict) durugista

Adjective

adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

1. addicted; obsessed (usually with drugs)

   Synonyms: adikto, sugapa, lulong, gumon

References

• “adik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “adik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “adik”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.