hika
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A bilingual stop sign.
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
hika inan
Declension
Declension of hika (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hika | hika | hikak |
| ergative | hikak | hikak | hikek |
| dative | hikari | hikari | hikei |
| genitive | hikaren | hikaren | hiken |
| comitative | hikarekin | hikarekin | hikekin |
| causative | hikarengatik | hikarengatik | hikengatik |
| benefactive | hikarentzat | hikarentzat | hikentzat |
| instrumental | hikaz | hikaz | hikez |
| inessive | hikatan | hikan | hiketan |
| locative | hikatako | hikako | hiketako |
| allative | hikatara | hikara | hiketara |
| terminative | hikataraino | hikaraino | hiketaraino |
| directive | hikatarantz | hikarantz | hiketarantz |
| destinative | hikatarako | hikarako | hiketarako |
| ablative | hikatatik | hikatik | hiketatik |
| partitive | hikarik | — | — |
| prolative | hikatzat | — | — |
Etymology 2
From hi (“you”, informal second person singular pronoun) + -ka.
Noun
hika inan
Usage notes
This mode of address is primarily used between children, siblings, and people who have been friends since childhood. When addressing someone using this pronoun, all verb forms must be in allocutive agreement. For examples see hi.
Declension
Declension of hika (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hika | hika | hikak |
| ergative | hikak | hikak | hikek |
| dative | hikari | hikari | hikei |
| genitive | hikaren | hikaren | hiken |
| comitative | hikarekin | hikarekin | hikekin |
| causative | hikarengatik | hikarengatik | hikengatik |
| benefactive | hikarentzat | hikarentzat | hikentzat |
| instrumental | hikaz | hikaz | hikez |
| inessive | hikatan | hikan | hiketan |
| locative | hikatako | hikako | hiketako |
| allative | hikatara | hikara | hiketara |
| terminative | hikataraino | hikaraino | hiketaraino |
| directive | hikatarantz | hikarantz | hiketarantz |
| destinative | hikatarako | hikarako | hiketarako |
| ablative | hikatatik | hikatik | hiketatik |
| partitive | hikarik | — | — |
| prolative | hikatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- hikatu (“to thou”)
Further reading
- "hika" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “hika” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Chickasaw
Etymology
From the same root as hili, suffixed with -ka.
Pronunciation
Verb
hika
- (active voice, intransitive) to stop, to cease, to halt
- (active voice, intransitive) to stand up, to rise (punctually)
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to stop in, to stop at
Inflection
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | hikali hika-li |
iihika / iliihika / liihika ii-hika / ilii-hika / lii-hika |
iloohika iloo-hika |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishhika ish-hika |
hashhika hash-hika | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | hika | (hoo)hika (hoo-)hika | |
Derived terms
Interjection
hika
Icelandic
Etymology
Related to huka (“to cower, squat”), hokra (“to creep”), all from Old Norse haukr.
Pronunciation
Verb
hika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hikaði, supine hikað)
- to hesitate
Conjugation
hika — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að hika | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
hikað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
hikandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég hika | við hikum | present (nútíð) |
ég hiki | við hikum |
| þú hikar | þið hikið | þú hikir | þið hikið | ||
| hann, hún, það hikar | þeir, þær, þau hika | hann, hún, það hiki | þeir, þær, þau hiki | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég hikaði | við hikuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég hikaði | við hikuðum |
| þú hikaðir | þið hikuðuð | þú hikaðir | þið hikuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það hikaði | þeir, þær, þau hikuðu | hann, hún, það hikaði | þeir, þær, þau hikuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
hika (þú) | hikið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| hikaðu | hikiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
References
- Vol. 17, No. 1, Language Dissertation No. 32: Germanic-Balto-Slavic Etyma (Jan. - Mar., 1941), pp. 5-63
Japanese
Romanization
hika
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
hikà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃ)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Contraction of halika.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hika (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃ)
- Alternative form of halika