adik

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer,caribou”).

• IPA^(key): [ʌˈdɪk]

adik

1. cattle

From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).

• Hyphenation: a‧dik

adik

1. an addict; a person who is addicted, especially a drug addict

   Synonyms: adis, durugista, manuyopay

From Malay adik, from Classical Malay اديق (adik), from Old Malay hadik, from Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.dɪk/

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• Rhymes: -dɪk, -ɪk, -k
• Hyphenation: adik

adik (plural adik-adik)

1. sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)
2. form of address to younger person

• adek

• “adik” 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.

• dik, adi, ading, adinda, dinda, ari

From Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /adeʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /adɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -adeʔ, -deʔ, -eʔ
• Rhymes: -ik

adik (Jawi spelling اديق, plural adik-adik)

1. sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)

   Synonym: yayi

2. form of address to younger person

   Adik, adik tahu kat mana stesen bas paling dekat? ― Hey, kid, you know where's the nearest bus station?

adik (Jawi spelling اديق)

1. (rare) late

   bulan Adik Maulud: month of Rabiulakhir

   Synonyms: akhir, hujung

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ادق adik”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ادق adek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 7-8
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “adek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 6

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa. Cognate with Algonquin adik (“cattle”)

• IPA^(key): /ʌˈdɪkʰ/

adik anim (plural adikwag, diminutive adikoons, pejorative adikosh, locative adikong, stem adikw-)

1. caribou, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

• nooji’adikwe (“S/he hunts caribou”)

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/adik-na

Borrowed from English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”). Doublet of adikto.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔadik/ [ˈʔaː.d̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -adik
• Syllabification: a‧dik

adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

1. addict

   Synonyms: adikto, (drug addict) durugista

adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

1. addicted; obsessed (usually with drugs)

   Synonyms: adikto, sugapa, lulong, gumon

• “adik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “adik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “adik”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025