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