marikit

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• mariquit

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dikit. Compare Tagalog marikit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɾɪˈkit/, [mə.ɾɪˈxit]

Adjective

marikit

1. pretty

   Synonym: mayumi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mariquit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dikit. Potet (2016) surmises the radiant sense to be influenced by Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “ray of light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾiˈkit/, [mɐ.ɾɪˈxit]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧kit
• Homophone: Mariquit

Adjective

marikít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. pretty; beautiful; scintillating
2. bright; radiant

Related terms

• Mariquit

 

References

• “marikit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290