siyak

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈak/ [siˈjak]
  • Hyphenation: si‧yak

Noun

siyák (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜃ᜔)

  1. alternative form of silyak

Puyuma

Noun

siyak

  1. pumpkin

Further reading

  • siyak”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay syeikh, from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Compare Kapampangan siak, Tausug , and Indonesian syekh. Doublet of heke.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈak/ [ˈsjak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: si‧yak

Noun

siyák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. (poetic) sage; prophet
  2. (Islam) sheik
    Synonym: heke

Derived terms

  • kasiyak-siyakan

See also

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