sirik
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsirik/ [ˈsi.rɪk̚]
- Rhymes: -irik
- Syllabification: si‧rik
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (sirik, “to be avoided, to be abstained from”), from Old Javanese sirik (“to make way, to evade, to be afraid of”).
Noun
sirik (plural sirik-sirik)
- abstinence
- Synonym: pantang
Derived terms
- menyirik
- sirikan
Etymology 2
Unknown
Adjective
sirik (comparative lebih sirik, superlative paling sirik)
Etymology 3
Noun
sirik (plural sirik-sirik)
- alternative spelling of syirik
Etymology 4
Noun
sirik (plural sirik-sirik)
- alternative spelling of siri
Further reading
- “sirik” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
sirik
- romanization of ꦱꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀
Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
sirik
- to make way, to evade, to be afraid of
Derived terms
- asirik
- sinirikakĕn
- sirikan
Descendants
Further reading
- "sirik" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.