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marikit

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ dikit. Compare Tagalog marikit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məɾɪˈkit/ [mə.ɾɪˈxit]

Adjective

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marikit

  1. pretty
    Synonym: mayumi

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ dikit. Potet (2016) surmises the radiant sense to be influenced by Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, ray of light).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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marikít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. pretty; beautiful; scintillating
  2. bright; radiant
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References

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  • marikit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290

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