siap

See also: siâp, siąp, and sia̍p

Balinese

siap

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 澀 (“astringent; acerbic; tart; rough; unsmooth; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 澀).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 屧 (“wooden shoes; clogs; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 屧).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 塞 (“to stop up; to block up; to stuff; to cram; to squeeze in; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 塞).

For pronunciation and definitions of siap – see 卌 (“forty”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 卌).

From Malay siap, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *srap (“ready, prepared”) (compare Khmer ស្រាប់ (srap, “ready”) and Vietnamese sắp. Compare to Japanese 気(き)を付(つ)け (kiotsuke, “attention”) and Malay sedia for military command.

siap

siap

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
Synonym: sedia (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

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