cik

See also: čik, ci·k, and -cik

Translingual

Symbol

cik

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

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Chitkuli Kinnauri terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: cik

Etymology 1

From Malay cik.

Noun

cik (uncountable)

1. clipping of encik
2. clipping of kecik

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau cik.

Noun

cik (uncountable)

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 (uncountable)

1. 300 cekak of morphine powder

Further reading

• “cik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Latvian cik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʲik]
• Hyphenation: cik

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)
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ik
• (Etymology 2)
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ʃeʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ek
• Hyphenation: cik

Etymology 1

Ellipsis 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

• “cik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tatar

Adjective

cik

1. bad, evil

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕik˥/
• Tone numbers: cik⁷
• Hyphenation: cik

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.