marikit

Kapampangan

Alternative forms
  • mariquit

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dikit. Compare Tagalog marikit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məɾɪˈkit/, [mə.ɾɪˈxit]

Adjective

marikit

  1. pretty
    Synonym: mayumi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dikit. Potet (2016) surmises the radiant sense to be influenced by Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “ray of light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾiˈkit/, [mɐ.ɾɪˈxit]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧kit
  • Homophone: Mariquit

Adjective

marikít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. pretty; beautiful; scintillating
  2. bright; radiant

References
  • “marikit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290
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