cik
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪʔ]
- Hyphenation: cik
Etymology 1
From Malay cik.
Noun
cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)
- clipping of encik
- clipping of kecik
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau cik.
Noun
cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)
- 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
- (archaic) chic, elegant
- Synonyms: bagus, rapi, menarik
Etymology 4
From Hokkien 閃/闪 (sihⁿ, “to sway”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Interjection
cik
- shoo!
Noun
cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)
- 300 cekak of morphine powder
Further reading
- “cik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latgalian
Etymology
Akin to Latvian cik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʲik]
- Hyphenation: cik
Adverb
cik
- 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
- how
- how much
- how many
Malay
Noun
cik (Jawi spelling چيق, plural cik-cik, informal 1st possessive cikku, 2nd possessive cikmu, 3rd possessive ciknya)
- miss (title for girl or unmarried woman)
- Ms (title for unmarried or married woman)
Further reading
- “cik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tatar
Adjective
cik
- bad, evil
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɕik˥/
- Tone numbers: cik7
- Hyphenation: cik
Etymology 1
From Chinese 尺 (MC t͡ɕʰiᴇk̚).
Noun
cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)
- measuring stick; ruler
Classifier
cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)
- chi; Chinese foot (equivalent to 1/3 meter)
Etymology 2
From Chinese 隻 (MC t͡ɕiᴇk̚).
Classifier
cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)
- Classifier for one of a pair.