sangka

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sang‧ka

Noun

sangka

  1. (historical) tooth-filing practiced in pre-colonial Visayas
  2. a competition; a contest; a tournament
  3. a battle; a combat

Verb

sangka

  1. to compete; to take part in a contest, game or similar event
  2. to battle; to join in battle; to fight
  3. to stir up a fight or hostility

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saŋ.ka/
  • Hyphenation: sang‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ka, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay sangka, from Classical Malay sangka, from Sanskrit शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, suspicion, distrust, fear”).

Noun

sangka

  1. guess, suspect
    Synonyms: duga, kira

Adjective

sangka

  1. doubt
    Synonyms: keraguan, sangsi, syak

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “a shell, (especially) the conch-shell”).

Noun

sangka

  1. shell, conch-shell
  2. synonym of sangkakala

Further reading

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