marikit
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- mariquit – archaic
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]
Adjective
marikít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜆ᜔)
- pretty; beautiful; scintillating
- bright; radiant
References
- “marikit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290