sikat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sikát.

• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [siˈkat]
• Hyphenation: si‧kat

sikát (intensified sikaton, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. renowned; famous

   Synonyms: bantogan, pamoso

• Hyphenation: si‧kat
• IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [s̪ɪˈkat̪]

sikat

1. famous, popular

Inherited from Malay sikat.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/ [ˈsi.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ikat
• Syllabification: si‧kat

sikat (plural sikat-sikat)

1. brush

   Synonym: kuas

2. comb

   Synonym: sisir

3. rake

   Synonym: garu

• “sikat” 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.

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sikat (Jawi spelling سيکت)

1. comb

• Indonesian: sikat
• → Min Nan: 士健 (sǐ-kiāⁿ)

• “sikat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• sicat — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Philippine *sikat (“sunrise, rising sun; to show off, be ostentatious, parade one’s talents, possessions, etc.”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/ [ˈsiː.xɐt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ikat
  • IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [sɪˈxat̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: si‧kat

sikat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. rise; rising (on the sky of the sun, moon, stars, etc.)

   Synonyms: silang, pagsilang

2. rays (of the sun, etc.)

   Synonym: banaag

3. brightness; splendor; brilliance

   Synonyms: ningning, luningning

4. (figurative) rise to popularity; becoming popular

   Synonym: pagtanyag

sikát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. (figurative) famous; popular; well-known

   Synonyms: bantog, tanyag, kilala, pamoso, popular, mabunyi, litaw, balita, akreditado

2. (figurative) brilliant; at the zenith

• “sikat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• sakit, tikas, taksi, tsika, tasik