Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धि (siddhi, “perfection; efficiency”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sidˈhiʔ/ [sɪd̪ˈhɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- Syllabification: sid‧hi
Noun
sidhî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)
- intensity; extreme degree
- Synonyms: tindi, katindihan, silakbo, sasal
- gravity; seriousness
- Synonyms: lubha, lala, grabedad, kalubhaan, kalaan, kagrabehan, kabigatan, bigat
- effectiveness; strength; potency
- Synonyms: bisa, lakas
Derived terms
- kasidhian
- masidhi
- pagkamasidhi
- pagsidhi
- sumidhi
Further reading
- “sidhi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Pardo de Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog, la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy, page 51