sidhi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धि (siddhi, “perfection; efficiency”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sidˈhiʔ/ [sɪd̪ˈhiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: sid‧hi

Noun

sidhî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

1. intensity; extreme degree

   Synonyms: tindi, katindihan, silakbo, sasal

2. gravity; seriousness

   Synonyms: lubha, lala, grabedad, kalubhaan, kalaan, kagrabehan, kabigatan, bigat

3. effectiveness; strength; potency

   Synonyms: bisa, lakas

Derived terms

• kasidhian
• masidhi
• pagkamasidhi
• pagsidhi
• sumidhi

 

Further reading

• “sidhi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Pardo de Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog, la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy, page 51