siko

See also: sīko

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiko/, [ˈsi.ko]

Noun

síko

1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

• magsiko
• makasiko
• masiko
• sikohon

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈsikoʔ/, [ˈsi.koʔ]

Noun

sikò

1. swerve, veer, turn

   Synonyms: suki, kurba, liko

Alternative forms

• sikot

Derived terms

• magsiko
• siko-siko

 

Bolinao

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiko/, [ˈs̪i.ko]

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Verb

siko

1. to hit or push with the elbow

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:siko.

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiko]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation: si‧ko

Noun

siko (accusative singular sikon, plural sikoj, accusative plural sikojn)

1. (religion) a Sikh

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. (anatomy) elbow

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. (anatomy) elbow

Italiot Greek

Noun

siko n

1. fig

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. (anatomy) elbow

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tikô.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ʃihʃo]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃiːco]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃiʔco]

Noun

siko (possessed sikory)

1. the chigoe flea or jigger, Tunga penetrans

   Synonym: jákanài

Descendants

• →? English: chigoe, chigger, jigger

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 368
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “siťo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 444; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 433

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Maranao

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow

Swahili

Verb

siko

1. ku class_(XVII) object of si-; it is not about there

   Antonym: ndiko

See also

Emphatic copula negative (si-)

		Singular	Plural
1st person		simi, siye	sio
2nd person		siwe, siye	sinyi, sio
3rd person	m-wa(I/II)	siye	sio
	m-mi(III/IV)	sio	siyo
	ji-ma(V/VI)	silo	siyo
	ki-vi(VII/VIII)	sicho	sivyo
	n(IX/X)	siyo	sizo
	u(XI)	sio	see n(X) or ma(VI)
	ku(XV/XVII)	siko
	pa(XVI)	sipo
	mu(XVIII)	simo
For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sico — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (compare Bikol Central siko, Cebuano siko, Hiligaynon siko, Ilocano siko, Malay siku, Sambali hiko, Tausug siku, Urak Lawoi' ซีกู (siku), and Waray-Waray siko), from Proto-Austronesian *sikux (compare Amis ciko, Kavalan siku, Puyuma siku, and Saisiyat hiko').

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsiko/ [ˈsi.xo] (“elbow; cubit”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -iko
  • IPA^(key): /siˈko/ [sɪˈxo] (“nudge or blow with the elbow”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: si‧ko

Noun

siko (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. (anatomy) elbow
2. codo; cubit

Derived terms

• maniko
• sikuhin
• sumiko

 

See also

• dipa

Noun

sikó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. nudge or blow with one's elbow

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiko/ [ˈsi.xo]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: si‧ko

Noun

siko (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. Alternative form of tsiko

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hokkien 四哥 (sì-ko) as per Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiko/ [ˈsi.xo]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: si‧ko

Noun

siko (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. (uncommon) term of address for the fourth eldest brother

   Synonym: sikong

   Coordinate term: sitse

Derived terms

• sikong

 

Related terms

• kuya
• diko
• sangko

 

See also

• manong

 

Further reading

• “siko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 53

Tiruray

Noun

siko

1. cat

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siko

1. elbow