sikat

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧kat
• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [s̪ɪˈkat̪]

Adjective

sikat

1. famous, popular

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sikát.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [siˈkat]
• Hyphenation: si‧kat

Adjective

sikát (intensified sikaton, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. renowned; famous

   Synonyms: bantogan, pamoso

Derived terms

• kasikatan
• magsikat
• pasikat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sikat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/ [ˈsi.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ikat
• Syllabification: si‧kat

Noun

sikat (plural sikat-sikat)

1. brush

   Synonym: kuas

2. comb

   Synonym: sisir

3. rake

   Synonym: garu

Derived terms

• disikat
• menyikat
• penyikat
• penyikatan

• sikat alis
• sikat bulu
• sikat cukur
• sikat duri
• sikat gigi
• sikat gigi listrik
• sikat kain
• sikat kawat
• sikat kuku
• sikat mandi
• sikat punggung
• sikat sepatu

Further reading

• “sikat”, 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

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Noun

sikat (Jawi spelling سيکت, uncountable)

1. comb

Descendants

• Indonesian: sikat
• → Min Nan: 士健 (sǐ-kiāⁿ)

Further reading

• "sikat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sikat" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sicat — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sikat (“sunrise, rising sun; to show off, be ostentatious, parade one’s talents, possessions, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/ [ˈsiː.x̠ɐt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ikat
  • IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [sɪˈx̠at̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: si‧kat

Noun

sikat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. rise; rising (on the sky of the sun, moon, stars, etc.)

   Synonyms: silang, pagsilang

2. rays (of the sun, etc.)

   Synonym: banaag

3. brightness; splendor; brilliance

   Synonyms: ningning, luningning

4. (figurative) rise to popularity; becoming popular

   Synonym: pagtanyag

Derived terms

• biglang-sikat
• iapgpasikat
• kasikatan
• magpasikat
• pagpapasikat
• pagsikat
• pasikat
• sikat-sikat
• sikatan
• sumikat

Adjective

sikát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. (figurative) famous; popular; well-known

   Synonyms: bantog, tanyag, kilala, pamoso, popular, mabunyi, litaw, balita, akreditado

2. (figurative) brilliant; at the zenith

Further reading

• “sikat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• sakit, tikas, taksi, tsika, tasik