wika

Old Saxon

Noun

wika f

  1. week

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिह्विका​ (jihvikā​), feminine of जिह्वक​ (jihvaka​, “tongue”), derived from जिह्वा (jihvā́, “tongue”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s; undergoing semantic change (change in meaning; tongue > language). Doublet of lengguwahe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.kaʔ/

Noun

wika

  1. language
    Ang wika ng mga Amerikano ― The language of the Americans
    Ang wikang Tagalog ― The Tagalog language
    Synonym: salita
  2. utterance

Verb

wika (root word)

  1. to express verbally; to utter
    Synonym: bigkas

Derived terms
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