See also: sīku

English edit

 
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Noun edit

siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque edit

Etymology edit

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adjective edit

siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

siku (plural sikut)

  1. ice (on water)
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] 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 [on the water] ?
  2. ice-cream, ice lolly

Usage notes edit

For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension edit

Higaonon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

siku (first-person possessive sikuku, second-person possessive sikumu, third-person possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut

Kapampangan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiku/, [ˈsiː.xu]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ku

Noun edit

síku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms edit

Kavalan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Further reading edit

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

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

siku n (indeclinable)

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

Related terms edit

nouns
verbs

See also edit

Further reading edit

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

Puyuma edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua edit

Noun edit

siku

  1. cane, straw
  2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension edit

See also edit

Swahili edit

 
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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

siku (n class, plural siku)

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

Related terms edit

Tausug edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun edit

sikú

  1. (anatomy) elbow