gilik

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese ꦒꦭꦶꦒ꧀ (galig, cylindrical; well developed, well formulated), from Old Javanese gilig (full of holes), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gílij (side, edge).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gilik

  1. (dialect) small and long

Further reading[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *galīk. Equivalent to gi- +‎ lik.

Adjective[edit]

gilīk (comparative gilīkoro, superlative gilīkost)

  1. equal

Declension[edit]


Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Low German: gelīke

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: gi‧lik
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡilik/, [ˈɡi.lɪk]

Noun[edit]

gilik (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. powdery substance covering rice husks, straws, and blades of some grass (usually causing irritation or itchiness on the skin)
  2. mud eaten by milkfish, tilapia, etc. (causing them to taste and smell bad)

See also[edit]