dik

See also: dík, dîk, and -dik

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dik, from Middle Dutch dicke, from Old Dutch *thikki, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz.

Adjective

dik (attributive dik, comparative dikker, superlative dikste)

1. thick, bulky
2. fat, obese
3. dense, viscous or thick when referring to a liquid or gaseous mass, such as mist

Synonyms

• (dense): dig
• (fat or obese): vet

Derived terms

• dikbek
• dikderm

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dicke, from Old Dutch *thicki, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪk/

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• Hyphenation: dik
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Adjective

dik (comparative dikker, superlative dikst)

1. thick
2. fat

Inflection

Inflection of dik
uninflected	dik
inflected	dikke
comparative	dikker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dik	dikker	het dikst het dikste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dikke	dikkere	dikste
	n. sing.	dik	dikker	dikste
	plural	dikke	dikkere	dikste
definite		dikke	dikkere	dikste
partitive		diks	dikkers	—

Derived terms

• aandikken (“to thicken”)
• dikhuidig‎ (“thick-skinned”)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dik
• → Papiamentu: diki
• → Sranan Tongo: deki

Adverb

dik

1. fatly, thickly
2. (modifying "tevreden") well, rather, considerably

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Malay

Alternative forms

• adik
• adi
• ading
• adinda
• dinda
• ari
• اديق‎
• ديق‎
• ادي‎
• اديڠ‎
• اديندا‎
• ديندا‎
• اري‎

Etymology

Shortened form of adik, from Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *waji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /deʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -deʔ, -eʔ

Noun

dik (Jawi spelling ديق)

1. Alternative form of adik

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ذيك‎ (ðīka, “that”)

Determiner

dik

1. feminine singular of dak

   Dik il-mara hija l-oħt ta' l-omm tiegħu.

   That woman is his mother's sister.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic tik, from Proto-Turkic *dik- (“to stand upright, stay, resist”). Related to direk, doğru and direnmek.

Adjective

dik (comparative daha dik, superlative en dik)

1. steep
2. upright

Derived terms

• dik üçgen

Verb

dik

1. second-person singular imperative of dikmek

Antonyms

• dikme

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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Zazaki

Alternative forms

• dîk

Noun

dik ?

1. rooster (bird)

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Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dicke, from Old Dutch *thicki, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz.

Adjective

dik

1. thick
2. fat

Inflection

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