ikan

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikan/
• Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikan

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

   Synonym: lauk

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chuukese

Noun

ikan

1. here (the place close to where the speaker is at)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikan

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈkan/ [ʔiˈkan]
• Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikán (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜃᜈ᜔)

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

   Synonyms: sida, lames

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ikan, from Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈikan/ [ˈi.kan]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: i‧kan

Noun

ikan (plural ikan-ikan)

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “ikan”, 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

Japanese

Romanization

ikan

1. Rōmaji transcription of いかん

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikán

1. fish

   Synonym: lamos

Malay

Alternative forms

• ike (Kelantan-Pattani)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈikan/ [ˈi.kan]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ikan, -an
• Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikan (Jawi spelling ايکن, plural ikan-ikan or ikan²)

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

   Synonym: lauk (Brunei Malay)

   Ikan itu berwarna biru.

   That fish is blue.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berikan
• perikanan (“fishery”)

Compounds

• ikan asap
• ikan asin, ikan masin
• ikan basah
• ikan belukang

Descendants

• > Indonesian: ikan (inherited)
• North Moluccan Malay: ikang

Further reading

• "ikan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikan

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Derived terms

• ikan sona (“fried fish”)
• ikan-daun (“needlefish”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• “ikan”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Edo ọkhan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.kã́/

Noun

ikán

1. termite