hikayat

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکایت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya, “story”).

Noun

hikayat (Jawi spelling حکايت, plural hikayat-hikayat, informal 1st possessive hikayatku, 2nd possessive hikayatmu, 3rd possessive hikayatnya)

  1. (mythology, fiction) saga (a long, ancient tale (or series of tales) written in prose)
  2. (historiography) history, chronicle, biography
    Synonyms: riwayat, babad

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hikayat, from Classical Persian حِکَایَت (hikāyat), from Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈkajat/ [hɪˈxa.jɐt]
  • Rhymes: -ajat
  • Syllabification: hi‧ka‧yat

Noun

hikayat (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜌᜆ᜔)

  1. persuasion; inducement
    Synonyms: himok, ganyak, amuki, akit, paghimok, pagganyak, pag-amuki, pag-akit

Derived terms
  • hikayatin
  • humikayat
  • mahikayat
  • manghikayat
  • mapanghikayat
  • paghikayat
  • pahikayat
  • pakahikayatin
  • panghikayat

Further reading
  • “hikayat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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