tika

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See also: t'ika and -tika

English

Noun

tika (plural tikas)

  1. Alternative form of tilak (Hindu caste mark on forehead)

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

tika

  1. Romanization of ᬝᬶᬓ

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧ka
  • IPA(key): /tiˈkaʔ/,

Adjective

tikâ

  1. supine
    Synonym: tiyaya
    Antonyms: dapla, laob

Verb

tikâ

  1. to lie down on the back
    Synonym: tiyaya

Derived terms

Latvian

Verb

tika

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of tikt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tika f

  1. definite singular of tik

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

tika n

  1. triad

Synonyms

Adjective

tika

  1. consisting of three (things)

Quechua

Noun

tika

  1. adobe brick
  2. ingot, a bar (of metal)

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtika/,
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ka

Noun

tika (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)

  1. resolution; decision or determination to do
    Synonyms: pasiya, kapasiyahan
  2. contrition; feeling of sorrow, etc., especially for wrongdoing, repentance, or remorse
    Synonyms: sisi, pagsisisi, remordimyento
  3. vow; promise
    Synonym: panata
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtikaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ka

Noun

tikà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)

  1. ashy crane; wild, long-legged bird with a yellow beak

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈkaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ka

Noun

tikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ)

  1. slight limp in walking, especially when one feels pain in the heel or sole of the foot
    Synonyms: ika, ikod, tikod, hingkod
Derived terms

Ternate

tika

Pronunciation

Noun

tika

  1. a school of fish

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh