sidhi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धि (siddhi, “perfection; efficiency”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sidˈhiʔ/, [sɪdˈhiʔ]
  • Hyphenation: sid‧hi

Noun

sidhî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

  1. intensity; extreme degree
    Synonyms: tindi, katindihan, silakbo, sasal
  2. gravity; seriousness
    Synonyms: lubha, lala, grabedad, kalubhaan, kalaan, kagrabehan, kabigatan, bigat
  3. effectiveness; strength; potency
    Synonyms: bisa, lakas

Derived terms
  • kasidhian
  • masidhi
  • pagkamasidhi
  • pagsidhi
  • sumidhi

Further reading
  • “sidhi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Pardo de Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog, la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy, page 51
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