siap

See also: siâp, siąp, and sia̍p

Balinese

Etymology

Probably related to Indonesian sayap (“wing”).

Noun

siap (Balinese script ᬲᬶᬬᬧ᭄)

1. chicken

   Akuda ia ngelah siap? ― How many chickens does he have?

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 澀 (“astringent; acerbic; tart; rough; unsmooth; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 澀).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 屧 (“wooden shoes; clogs; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 屧).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 塞 (“to stop up; to block up; to stuff; to cram; to squeeze in; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 塞).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 卌 (“forty”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 卌).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiap/ [ˈsi.ap̚]
• Syllabification: si‧ap

Etymology 1

From Malay siap, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *srap (“ready, prepared”). Compare Khmer ស្រាប់ (srap, “ready”) and Vietnamese sắp. Compare to Japanese 気(き)を付(つ)け (kiotsuke, “attention”) and Malay sedia for military command.

Adjective

siap

1. ready, prepared, all set

   Synonym: sedia

2. finished, completed

   Synonyms: lengkap, selesai

Derived terms

• bersiap
• bersiap-siap
• kesiapan
• mempersiapkan
• menyiapkan
• penyiapan
• persiapan

• siap cetak
• siap pakai
• siap potong
• siap santap
• siap siaga
• siap tempur

Interjection

siap

1. (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position

   Synonym: sedia (Malay, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology 2

Noun

siap

1. syllabic abbreviation of sisa anggaran pembangunan (“unspend development fund”)

Further reading

• “siap”, 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

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *srap (“ready, prepared”). Compare Khmer ស្រាប់ (srap, “ready”) and Vietnamese sắp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiap/ [ˈsjap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap, -p
• Hyphenation: si‧ap

Adjective

siap (Jawi spelling سياڤ, comparative lebih siap, superlative paling siap)

1. ready; prepared (in a state of readiness for something).

   Synonym: sedia

   Askar itu sudah siap untuk berjuang.

   The soldier is ready to fight.

   Makan malam sudah siap.

   Dinner is ready.

2. finished; completed; done (having come to an end or conclusion).

   Synonym: selesai

   Antonym: bengkalai

   Kerja sekolah saya sudah siap.

   My homework is finished.

   Rumah itu belum siap dibina.

   The house is not yet completed.

Adverb

siap (Jawi spelling سياڤ)

1. (colloquial) even; going as far as; including (used to emphasize an unexpected or extreme addition to an action).

   Dia siap bawa bekalan air sendiri.

   He even brought his own water supply.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersiap (“to get ready; to prepare oneself”)
• disiapkan (“to be prepared; to be finished”)
• menyiapkan (“to prepare; to finish something”)
• persiapan (“preparation”)

Reduplications

• bersiap-siap (“to make preparations”)

Compounds

• siap sedia (“ready; on standby”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: siap (inherited)

Further reading

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