sikat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sikát.

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

sikát (intensified sikaton)

1. renowned; famous

   Synonyms: bantogan, pamoso

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

sikat

1. famous, popular

Inherited from Malay sikat.

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

sikat (first-person possessive sikatku, second-person possessive sikatmu, third-person possessive sikatnya)

1. brush
2. comb
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, informal 1st possessive sikatku, 2nd possessive sikatmu, 3rd possessive sikatnya)

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 orthography

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

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsikat/ [ˈsi.xɐt] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ikat
  • IPA^(key): /siˈkat/ [sɪˈxat] (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, popular

2. (figurative) brilliant; at the zenith

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