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== Cebuano == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *Sika-. === Prefix === ika- Used to form ordinal numbers. Attached to a numerical symbol to denote an ordinal number. 7 (pito) ― ika-7 (ika-pito) ==== Usage notes ==== The ordinal is linked to a noun with the use of the linker "nga" (short form: "-ng") or alternatively, but less frequently, with "ka". Ikalima nga adlaw / Ikalimang adlaw / Ikalima ka adlaw ― Fifth day ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === maka- ka- == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈka/ [ʔɪˈxa] Syllabification: i‧ka- === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ika-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian *Sika-. Compare Cebuano ika-. ==== Prefix ==== iká- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ) used to form ordinal numbers Synonym: pang- ‎ika- + ‎pito (“seven”) → ‎ikapito (“seventh”) used to express o'clock Synonym: alas ‎ika- + ‎lima (“five”) → ‎ikalima (“five o'clock”, literally “fifth (hour of the clock)”) ===== Usage notes ===== Tagalog ordinal numbers prefixed with ika- are usually more formal compared to those prefixed with pang-, but ika- is also preferred in temporal rankings. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Central Philippine *ika- (potential prefix). Compare Cebuano ika-. ==== Prefix ==== iká- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ) used to form verbs with causative focus ‎ika- + ‎galit (“anger”) → ‎ikagalit (“to cause one's anger”) ‎ika- + ‎galak (“delight”) → ‎ikagalak (“to cause one's gladness”) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “ika-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sika-”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI