siksikan

Tagalog

Etymology

From siksik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /sikˈsikan/ [sɪkˈsiː.xɐn̪] (noun, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ikan
  • IPA^(key): /siksiˈkan/ [sɪk.sɪˈxan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sik‧si‧kan

Adjective

siksikan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. crowded; filled up to full capacity; tightly close together

   Synonyms: punong-puno, (idiomatic) di-mahulugang karayom, (in a vehicle) sardinas, pundakan

Noun

siksikan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. condition of being crowded or packed; crowding

Verb

siksikán (complete siniksikan, progressive sinisiksikan, contemplative sisiksikan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to pack or stuff tightly with something (of a container)
2. to plug tightly (of a hole)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for siksikan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	siksik		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
siksikan	siniksikan	sinisiksikan inasiksikan1	sisiksikan asiksikan1	siksiki1
1 Dialectal use only.