sikap

• IPA^(key): [ˈsikap̚]
• Hyphenation: si‧kap

Inherited from Malay sikap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”).

sikap (plural sikap-sikap)

1. figure, shape, stature, build

   Synonyms: cara berdiri, kuda-kuda

2. standpoint, attitude, position

   Synonym: keyakinan

3. attitude, demeanor

   Synonyms: gerak-gerik, perilaku

sikap (comparative lebih sikap, superlative paling sikap)

1. dexterous, skillful

   Synonym: sigap

From Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “to grapple”), from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikəp (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).

sikap

1. to hug

   Synonym: peluk

sikap (plural sikap-sikap)

1. ellipsis of baju sikap

Inherited from Malay sikap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikəp (“hawk”).

sikap (plural sikap-sikap)

1. ellipsis of burung sikap

• “sikap”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• sicap — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare Malay sikap.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsikap/ [ˈsiː.xɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ikap
• Syllabification: si‧kap

sikap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜉ᜔)

1. diligence; zeal; persistent effort

   Synonyms: sipag, tiyaga, sigasig, sikhay, siyasig, sigang, punyagi

• “sikap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sikap₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• kisap, sipak, pisak