sikap
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)
- figure, shape, stature, build
- Synonyms: cara berdiri, kuda-kuda
- standpoint, attitude, position
- Synonym: keyakinan
- attitude, demeanor
- Synonyms: gerak-gerik, perilaku
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
sikap
Etymology 2 edit
From Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “to grapple”), from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping”), from Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).
Verb edit
sikap
Noun edit
sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)
- Short for baju sikap.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“hawk”)
Noun edit
sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)
- Short for burung sikap.
Further reading edit
- “sikap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sikap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜉ᜔)