sikhay

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien. Manuel (1948) notes “siek(semen, lasciviousness, lavishness)-kài, worldliness, libertine, dissolute, licentious [sic]”, which could possibly correspond to Hokkien 潲 (siâu, “semen”) + 界 (kài, “world; domain; realm”). Compare Hokkien 四界 (sì-kòe/sì-kè, “everywhere”) or 世界 (sè-kài/sì-kài, “world”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sikˈhaj/, [sɪkˈhaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: sik‧hay

Noun[edit]

sikháy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. zeal; assiduity; diligence
    Synonyms: sikap, tiyaga, sipag, sigasig, sigsa, siyasig

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “sikhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 53
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