# ikan
## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ikan/
* Hyphenation: i‧kan

### Noun

ikan
* fish (vertebrate animal)
    Synonym: lauk

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Chuukese
### Noun

ikan
* here (the place close to where the speaker is at)

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Noun

ikan
* fish (vertebrate animal)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔiˈkan/ [ʔiˈkan]
* Hyphenation: i‧kan

### Noun

ikán (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜃᜈ᜔)
* fish (vertebrate animal)
    Synonyms: sida, lames

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (“to eat”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈikan/ [ˈi.kan]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ikan
* Syllabification: i‧kan

### Noun

ikan (plural ikan-ikan)
* fish (vertebrate animal)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “ikan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

ikan
* Rōmaji transcription of いかん

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Noun

ikán
* fish
    Synonym: lamos

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (“to eat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ikan/
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ikan
* (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA: /ikɛ/

### Noun

ikan (Jawi spelling ايکن, plural ikan-ikan, informal 1st possessive ikanku, 2nd possessive ikanmu, 3rd possessive ikannya)
* fish (vertebrate animal)
    Ikan itu berwarna biru.That fish is blue .

#### Synonyms

* lauk (Brunei Malay)

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* perikanan (“fishery”) [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: ikan
* North Moluccan Malay: ikang

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “ikan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tetum
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Noun

ikan
* fish (vertebrate animal)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Compare with Edo ọkhan

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ī.kã́/

### Noun

ikán
* termite