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sikap.

figure, shape, stature, build

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsikap̚]
  1. figure, shape, stature, build

  2. standpoint, attitude, position

  3. attitude, demeanor

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sikap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”).

verb[ˈsikap̚]
  1. to hug

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “to grapple”), from Old Javanese sikĕp (“catching, gripping”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikəp (“tight-fitting, of clothing”).

adj[ˈsikap̚]
  1. dexterous, skillful

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sikap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikap (“dextrous, agile, skillful”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (sikep, “attitude, way of thinking”), Tagalog sikap (“diligence; zeal”).

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