gilik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦒꦭꦶꦒ꧀ (galig, “cylindrical; well developed, well formulated”), from Old Javanese gilig (“full of holes”), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gílij (“side, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡilɪk̚/
• Hyphenation: gi‧lik
• Rhymes: -lɪk, -ɪk, -k

Adjective

gilik

1. (dialect) small and long

Further reading

• “gilik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīk. Equivalent to gi- +‎ lik.

Adjective

gilīk (comparative gilīkoro, superlative gilīkost)

1. equal

Declension

Positive forms of gilīk

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gilīk	gilīke	gilīk	gilīke	gilīk	gilīku
accusative	gilīkana	gilīke	gilīk	gilīke	gilīka	gilīku
genitive	gilīkes	gilīkarō	gilīkes	gilīkarō	gilīkaro	gilīkarō
dative	gilīkumu	gilīkum	gilīkumu	gilīkum	gilīkaro	gilīkum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gilīko	gilīku	gilīka	gilīku	gilīka	gilīku
accusative	gilīkun	gilīkun	gilīka	gilīkun	gilīkun	gilīkun
genitive	gilīkun	gilīkonō	gilīkun	gilīkonō	gilīkun	gilīkonō
dative	gilīkun	gilīkum	gilīkun	gilīkum	gilīkun	gilīkum

Comparative forms of gilīk (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gilīkoro	gilīkoru	gilīkora	gilīkoru	gilīkora	gilīkoru
accusative	gilīkorun	gilīkorun	gilīkora	gilīkorun	gilīkorun	gilīkorun
genitive	gilīkorun	gilīkoronō	gilīkorun	gilīkoronō	gilīkorun	gilīkoronō
dative	gilīkorun	gilīkorum	gilīkorun	gilīkorum	gilīkorun	gilīkorum

Superlative forms of gilīk

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gilīkost	gilīkoste	gilīkost	gilīkoste	gilīkost	gilīkostu
accusative	gilīkostana	gilīkoste	gilīkost	gilīkoste	gilīkosta	gilīkostu
genitive	gilīkostes	gilīkostarō	gilīkostes	gilīkostarō	gilīkostaro	gilīkostarō
dative	gilīkostumu	gilīkostum	gilīkostumu	gilīkostum	gilīkostaro	gilīkostum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gilīkosto	gilīkostu	gilīkosta	gilīkostu	gilīkosta	gilīkostu
accusative	gilīkostun	gilīkostun	gilīkosta	gilīkostun	gilīkostun	gilīkostun
genitive	gilīkostun	gilīkostonō	gilīkostun	gilīkostonō	gilīkostun	gilīkostonō
dative	gilīkostun	gilīkostum	gilīkostun	gilīkostum	gilīkostun	gilīkostum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: gelīke
  • Low German: gliek, glieks, liek; glyk (Paderbornisch)
  • → Swedish: gelike

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡilik/ [ˈɡiː.lɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ilik
• Syllabification: gi‧lik

Noun

gilik (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. powdery substance covering rice husks, straws, and blades of some grass (usually causing irritation or itchiness on the skin)
2. mud eaten by milkfish, tilapia, etc. (causing them to taste and smell bad)

See also

• lansa

Anagrams

• kilig