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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Sakit

English

illness / diseasenoun / adjective

Alternative meanings

illness
disease
pain
being sick, depending on context

Pronunciation

SAH-kit

Root and affixes

Base form: sakit. It can refer to illness, disease, pain, or physical discomfort depending on the sentence.

Variants or conjugations

sakit = illness / pain / sick
masakiton = sickly or often ill
nasakit = became sick / was sick
balatian = illness or medical condition
kasakit = pain or suffering

Related words and expressions

body
medicine
doctor
safety/health
hospital
good/well

Meaning and usage notes

“Sakit” is very common, but it can mean illness or pain. Context shows whether it refers to a medical condition or something that hurts.

basic wordsbodydiseasehealthillnesspainsick
Example 1

Naa siyay sakit.

He or she has an illness.

Example 2

Sakit akong ulo.

My head hurts.