ciki

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Hausa

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Pronunciation 1

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃí.kìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪ́.cìː]

Noun

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cikī̀ m (plural cikkunā̀, possessed form cikìn)

  1. stomach, belly
  2. (euphemistic) pregnancy

Pronunciation 2

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃí.kí/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪ́.cɪ́]

Adverb

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ciki

  1. inside

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From cvikli (tight squeeze, difficult situation), from German Zwickel (gore, a triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡siki]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ki
  • Rhymes: -ki

Adjective

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ciki (comparative cikibb, superlative legcikibb)

  1. (slang) embarrassing, uncool, awkward (causing embarrassment), cringe, cringy
    Synonyms: kínos, kellemetlen, zavarba ejtő

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative ciki cikik
accusative cikit cikiket
dative cikinek cikiknek
instrumental cikivel cikikkel
causal-final cikiért cikikért
translative cikivé cikikké
terminative cikiig cikikig
essive-formal cikiként cikikként
essive-modal
inessive cikiben cikikben
superessive cikin cikiken
adessive cikinél cikiknél
illative cikibe cikikbe
sublative cikire cikikre
allative cikihez cikikhez
elative cikiből cikikből
delative cikiről cikikről
ablative cikitől cikiktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
cikié cikiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
cikiéi cikikéi

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ciki in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • ciki in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Rukai

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Noun

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ciki

  1. button (of one's clothing)