cik

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See also: čik, ci·k, and -cik

Translingual

Symbol

cik

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Chitkuli Kinnauri.

See also

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay cik.

Noun

cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)

  1. clipping of encik
  2. clipping of kecik

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau cik.

Noun

cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)

  1. dung
    Synonyms: cirit, tahi

Etymology 3

From Dutch chic, from French chic (“elegant”), probably from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”), from Middle High German schicken (“to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately”), causative of Middle High German geschehen, geschēn (“to happen, rush”), from Old High German giskehan (“to happen”), from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (“to run, move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to run, jump, spring”).

Adjective

cik

  1. (archaic) chic, elegant
    Synonyms: bagus, rapi, menarik

Etymology 4

From Hokkien 閃／闪 (sihⁿ, “to sway”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Interjection

cik

  1. shoo!

Etymology 5

Noun

cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)

  1. 300 cekak of morphine powder

Further reading

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Latvian cik.

Pronunciation

Adverb

cik

  1. how

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Latvian

Etymology

Akin to Latgalian cik and Lithuanian kiek.

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Adverb

cik

  1. how
  2. how much
  3. how many

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Elipsis of bapa cik or pak cik.

Noun

cik (Jawi spelling چيق)

  1. Alternative form of pak cik.

Etymology 2

Clipping of encik.

Noun

cik (Jawi spelling چيق)

  1. A form of address to an unfamiliar man or woman.
  2. A form of address to a woman who has not married.

Further reading

Tatar

Adjective

cik

  1. bad, evil

Zhuang

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese 尺 (MC tsyhek).

Noun

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

  1. measuring stick; ruler

Classifier

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

  1. chi; Chinese foot (equivalent to 1/3 meter)

Etymology 2

From Chinese 隻 (MC tsyek).

Classifier

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

  1. Classifier for one of a pair.
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