sirik

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsirik/ [ˈsi.rɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -irik
• Syllabification: si‧rik

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (sirik, “to be avoided, to be abstained from”), from Old Javanese sirik (“to make way, to evade, to be afraid of”).

Noun

sirik (plural sirik-sirik)

1. abstinence

   Synonym: pantang

Derived terms

• menyirik
• sirikan

 

Etymology 2

Unknown

Adjective

sirik

1. jealous

   Synonym: iri

Etymology 3

Noun

sirik (plural sirik-sirik)

1. Alternative spelling of syirik

Etymology 4

Noun

sirik (plural sirik-sirik)

1. Alternative spelling of siri

Further reading

• “sirik” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

sirik

1. Romanization of ꦱꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Root

sirik

1. to make way, to evade, to be afraid of

Derived terms

• asirik
• sinirikakĕn
• sirikan

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (sirik) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: sirik

Further reading

• "sirik" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.