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See also: sīku

English

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Noun

siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

Etymology

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciku (“ice”), from Proto-Eskimo *ciku (“ice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

siku (plural sikut)

  1. ice (on water)
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on winter's firm ice  ?
  2. ice-cream, ice lolly

Usage notes

For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension

Declension of siku
singular plural
absolutive siku sikut
ergative sikup sikut
allative sikumut sikunut
ablative sikumit sikunit
prosecutive sikukkut sikutigut
locative sikumi sikuni
instrumental sikumik sikunik
equative sikutut sikutut

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 市區(しく) (shiku, “municipal district, urban subdistrict”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

Noun

siku

  1. (historical, 1942-1945) Synonym of kelurahan (“subdistrict”)
    Gambir siku ― Gambir subdistrict

Further reading

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiku/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ku

Noun

síku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *siku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux (“elbow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

siku (Jawi spelling سيکو, plural siku-siku, informal 1st possessive sikuku, 2nd possessive sikumu, 3rd possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Descendants

  • Indonesian: siku

Further reading

  • “siku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sikux”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.ku/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

siku n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) pee (urine)
    Synonym: siusiu
  2. (colloquial) an act of urination
    Synonym: siusiu
nouns
verbs

See also

Further reading

  • siku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • siku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Puyuma

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua

Noun

siku

  1. cane, straw
  2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension

declension of siku
singular plural
nominative siku sikukuna
accusative sikuta sikukunata
dative sikuman sikukunaman
genitive sikup sikukunap
locative sikupi sikukunapi
terminative sikukama sikukunakama
ablative sikumanta sikukunamanta
instrumental sikuwan sikukunawan
comitative sikuntin sikukunantin
abessive sikunnaq sikukunannaq
comparative sikuhina sikukunahina
causative sikurayku sikukunarayku
benefactive sikupaq sikukunapaq
associative sikupura sikukunapura
distributive sikunka sikukunanka
exclusive sikulla sikukunalla
possessive forms of siku
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative sikuy sikuykuna
accusative sikuyta sikuykunata
dative sikuyman sikuykunaman
genitive sikuypa sikuykunap
locative sikuypi sikuykunapi
terminative sikuykama sikuykunakama
ablative sikuymanta sikuykunamanta
instrumental sikuywan sikuykunawan
comitative sikuynintin sikuykunantin
abessive sikuyninnaq sikuykunannaq
comparative sikuyhina sikuykunahina
causative sikuyrayku sikuykunarayku
benefactive sikuypaq sikuykunapaq
associative sikuypura sikuykunapura
distributive sikuyninka sikuykunanka
exclusive sikuylla sikuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative sikuyki sikuykikuna
accusative sikuykita sikuykikunata
dative sikuykiman sikuykikunaman
genitive sikuykipa sikuykikunap
locative sikuykipi sikuykikunapi
terminative sikuykikama sikuykikunakama
ablative sikuykimanta sikuykikunamanta
instrumental sikuykiwan sikuykikunawan
comitative sikuykintin sikuykikunantin
abessive sikuykinnaq sikuykikunannaq
comparative sikuykihina sikuykikunahina
causative sikuykirayku sikuykikunarayku
benefactive sikuykipaq sikuykikunapaq
associative sikuykipura sikuykikunapura
distributive sikuykinka sikuykikunanka
exclusive sikuykilla sikuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative sikun sikunkuna
accusative sikunta sikunkunata
dative sikunman sikunkunaman
genitive sikunpa sikunkunap
locative sikunpi sikunkunapi
terminative sikunkama sikunkunakama
ablative sikunmanta sikunkunamanta
instrumental sikunwan sikunkunawan
comitative sikunintin sikunkunantin
abessive sikunninnaq sikunkunannaq
comparative sikunhina sikunkunahina
causative sikunrayku sikunkunarayku
benefactive sikunpaq sikunkunapaq
associative sikunpura sikunkunapura
distributive sikuninka sikunkunanka
exclusive sikunlla sikunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative sikunchik sikunchikkuna
accusative sikunchikta sikunchikkunata
dative sikunchikman sikunchikkunaman
genitive sikunchikpa sikunchikkunap
locative sikunchikpi sikunchikkunapi
terminative sikunchikkama sikunchikkunakama
ablative sikunchikmanta sikunchikkunamanta
instrumental sikunchikwan sikunchikkunawan
comitative sikunchiknintin sikunchikkunantin
abessive sikunchikninnaq sikunchikkunannaq
comparative sikunchikhina sikunchikkunahina
causative sikunchikrayku sikunchikkunarayku
benefactive sikunchikpaq sikunchikkunapaq
associative sikunchikpura sikunchikkunapura
distributive sikunchikninka sikunchikkunanka
exclusive sikunchiklla sikunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative sikuyku sikuykukuna
accusative sikuykuta sikuykukunata
dative sikuykuman sikuykukunaman
genitive sikuykupa sikuykukunap
locative sikuykupi sikuykukunapi
terminative sikuykukama sikuykukunakama
ablative sikuykumanta sikuykukunamanta
instrumental sikuykuwan sikuykukunawan
comitative sikuykuntin sikuykukunantin
abessive sikuykunnaq sikuykukunannaq
comparative sikuykuhina sikuykukunahina
causative sikuykurayku sikuykukunarayku
benefactive sikuykupaq sikuykukunapaq
associative sikuykupura sikuykukunapura
distributive sikuykunka sikuykukunanka
exclusive sikuykulla sikuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative sikuykichik sikuykichikkuna
accusative sikuykichikta sikuykichikkunata
dative sikuykichikman sikuykichikkunaman
genitive sikuykichikpa sikuykichikkunap
locative sikuykichikpi sikuykichikkunapi
terminative sikuykichikkama sikuykichikkunakama
ablative sikuykichikmanta sikuykichikkunamanta
instrumental sikuykichikwan sikuykichikkunawan
comitative sikuykichiknintin sikuykichikkunantin
abessive sikuykichikninnaq sikuykichikkunannaq
comparative sikuykichikhina sikuykichikkunahina
causative sikuykichikrayku sikuykichikkunarayku
benefactive sikuykichikpaq sikuykichikkunapaq
associative sikuykichikpura sikuykichikkunapura
distributive sikuykichikninka sikuykichikkunanka
exclusive sikuykichiklla sikuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative sikunku sikunkukuna
accusative sikunkuta sikunkukunata
dative sikunkuman sikunkukunaman
genitive sikunkupa sikunkukunap
locative sikunkupi sikunkukunapi
terminative sikunkukama sikunkukunakama
ablative sikunkumanta sikunkukunamanta
instrumental sikunkuwan sikunkukunawan
comitative sikunkuntin sikunkukunantin
abessive sikunkunnaq sikunkukunannaq
comparative sikunkuhina sikunkukunahina
causative sikunkurayku sikunkukunarayku
benefactive sikunkupaq sikunkukunapaq
associative sikunkupura sikunkukunapura
distributive sikunkunka sikunkukunanka
exclusive sikunkulla sikunkukunalla

See also

Swahili

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

siku class IX (plural siku class X)

  1. day, nycthemeron, a twenty-four-hour period beginning and ending at sunrise (6.00AM)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /siku/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

siku (Sulat Sūg spelling سِكُ)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

sikú

  1. (anatomy) elbow
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