hikayat

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکایت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, “story”).

Noun

hikayat (Jawi spelling حکايت, plural hikayat-hikayat, informal 1st possessive hikayatku, 2nd possessive hikayatmu, 3rd possessive hikayatnya)

1. (mythology, fiction) saga (a long, ancient tale (or series of tales) written in prose)
2. (historiography) history, chronicle, biography

   Synonyms: riwayat, babad

Further reading

• “hikayat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hikayat (“story; tale”), from Classical Persian حکایت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, “story”). In Classical Arabic, the ة character is not silent and read as /t/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈkajat/, [hɪˈxa.jɐt]
• Hyphenation: hi‧ka‧yat

Noun

hikayat (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜌᜆ᜔)

1. persuasion; inducement

   Synonyms: himok, ganyak, amuki, akit, paghimok, pagganyak, pag-amuki, pag-akit

Derived terms

• hikayatin
• humikayat
• mahikayat
• manghikayat
• mapanghikayat
• paghikayat
• pahikayat
• pakahikayatin
• panghikayat

 

Further reading

• “hikayat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018