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Algonquin
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer,caribou”).
Pronunciation
Noun
adik
- cattle
Cebuano
Etymology
From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).
Pronunciation
Noun
adik
- an addict; a person who is addicted, especially a drug addict
- Synonyms: adis, durugista, manuyopay
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay adik, from Classical Malay اديق (adik), from Old Malay hadik, from Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.
Pronunciation
Noun
adik (plural adik-adik, first-person possessive adikku, second-person possessive adikmu, third-person possessive adiknya)
- sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)
- form of address to younger person
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Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.
Pronunciation
Noun
adik (Jawi spelling اديق, plural adik-adik, informal 1st possessive adikku, 2nd possessive adikmu, 3rd possessive adiknya)
- sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)
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Descendants
Ojibwe
Etymology
Cognate with Algonquin adik (“cattle”)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʌˈdɪkʰ/
Noun
adik anim (plural adikwag, diminutive adikoons, pejorative adikosh, locative adikong, stem adikw-)
- caribou, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
See also
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”). Doublet of adikto.
Pronunciation
Noun
adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)
- addict
- Synonyms: adikto, (drug addict) durugista
Adjective
adik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜃ᜔)
- addicted; obsessed (usually with drugs)
- Synonyms: adikto, sugapa, lulong, gumon
References
- “adik” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “adik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “adik”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024