hik
Basque edit
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hik
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From the verb hikke (“to hiccup”).
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Noun edit
hik n (singular definite hikket, plural indefinite hik)
- hiccup (spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound)
Inflection edit
Declension of hik
Verb edit
hik
- imperative of hikke
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Imitative
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hik m (plural hikken, diminutive hikje n)
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: hik
Esperanto edit
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Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hik
- imitates the sound of a hiccup.
See also edit
- hiki (“to hiccup”)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeicized from hikka.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hik
- (onomatopoeic) hic
Related terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
See hika (“to hesitate”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hik n (genitive singular hiks, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of hik
Derived terms edit
- hiklaust (“without hesitation”)
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O'odham edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.
Noun edit
hik