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sikap

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsikap̚]
  • Hyphenation: si‧kap

Etymology 1

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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

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sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

  1. figure, shape, stature, build
    Synonyms: cara berdiri, kuda-kuda
  2. standpoint, attitude, position
    Synonym: keyakinan
  3. attitude, demeanor
    Synonyms: gerak-gerik, perilaku
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Adjective

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sikap

  1. dexterous, skillful
    Synonym: sigap

Etymology 2

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From Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “to grapple”), from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping”), from Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).

Verb

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sikap

  1. to hug
    Synonym: peluk

Noun

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sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

  1. Short for baju sikap.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“hawk”)

Noun

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sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

  1. Short for burung sikap.

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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sikap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜉ᜔)

  1. diligence; zeal; persistent effort
    Synonyms: sipag, tiyaga, sigasig, sikhay, siyasig, sigang, punyagi

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