ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.kəp/
  • Rhymes: -kəp
  • Hyphenation: si‧kep

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping, seizing”), from Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).

Verb

ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep)

  1. to grapple
Derived terms
  • ꦚꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (nyikep)
  • ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥꦤ꧀ (sikepan)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese sikĕp (“equipemnt, arms, weapons”).

Noun

ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep)

  1. armed man, retainer

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”).

Noun

ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep)

  1. attitude, way of thinking

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “sikep”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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