cik

See also: čik, ci·k, and -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)

1. clipping of encik
2. clipping of kecik

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau cik.

Noun

cik (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)

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 (first-person possessive cikku, second-person possessive cikmu, third-person possessive ciknya)

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

Noun

cik (Jawi spelling چيق, plural cik-cik, informal 1st possessive cikku, 2nd possessive cikmu, 3rd possessive ciknya)

1. miss (title for girl or unmarried woman)
2. 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

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.