gilik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦒꦭꦶꦒ꧀ (galig, cylindrical; well developed, well formulated), from Old Javanese gilig (full of holes), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gílij (side, edge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡilɪk̚/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧lik
  • Rhymes: -lɪk, -ɪk, -k

Adjective

gilik

  1. (dialect) small and long

Further reading

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīk. Equivalent to gi- + lik.

Adjective

gilīk (comparative gilīkoro, superlative gilīkost)

  1. equal

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: gelīke

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡilik/, [ˈɡi.lɪk]
  • Hyphenation: gi‧lik

Noun

gilik (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. powdery substance covering rice husks, straws, and blades of some grass (usually causing irritation or itchiness on the skin)
  2. mud eaten by milkfish, tilapia, etc. (causing them to taste and smell bad)

See also

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