sikap

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

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. figure, shape, stature, build

   Synonyms: cara berdiri, kuda-kuda

2. standpoint, attitude, position

   Synonym: keyakinan

3. attitude, demeanor

   Synonyms: gerak-gerik, perilaku

sikap

1. dexterous, skillful

   Synonym: sigap

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

sikap

1. to hug

   Synonym: peluk

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. Short for baju sikap.

From Proto-Austronesian *sikep (“hawk”)

sikap (first-person possessive sikapku, second-person possessive sikapmu, third-person possessive sikapnya)

1. Short for burung sikap.

• “sikap” 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.

• sicap — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

• (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

• kisap, sipak, pisak