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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
sangka
- (historical) tooth-filing practiced in pre-colonial Visayas
- a competition; a contest; a tournament
- a battle; a combat
Verb
sangka
- to compete; to take part in a contest, game or similar event
- to battle; to join in battle; to fight
- to stir up a fight or hostility
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saŋ.ka/
- Hyphenation: sang‧ka
- Rhymes: -ka, -a
Etymology 1
From Malay sangka, from Classical Malay sangka, from Sanskrit शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, suspicion, distrust, fear”).
Noun
sangka
- guess, suspect
- Synonyms: duga, kira
Adjective
sangka
- doubt
- Synonyms: keraguan, sangsi, syak
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “a shell, (especially) the conch-shell”).
Noun
sangka
- shell, conch-shell.
- synonym of sangkakala
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