sikal

See also: sikál and sikał

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsikal/ [ˈsi.xɐl], /siˈkal/ [sɪˈxal]
  • Rhymes: -ikal, -al
  • Syllabification: si‧kal

Noun

sikal or sikál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. rise of tide or a flooding river
    Synonyms: pangla, baha, pag-apaw
  2. heightening of an illness in recurrence
    Synonyms: tindi, silakbo, latang, sumpong, paglala
  3. wide prevalence of a communicable disease
    Synonyms: laganap, paglaganap, kalat, pagkalat

Derived terms

  • pagsikal

Adjective

sikál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. widely spread; of wide prevalence (of a communicable disease)
    Synonyms: laganap, kalat
  2. worsened (of an illness)
    Synonym: lala
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