kiek
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Etymology[edit]
From Dutch kiek, used chiefly in the diminutive kiekje.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kiek (plural kieke, diminutive kiekie)
- (rare) photo; photograph (usually taken by an amateur photographer)
Usage notes[edit]
Its diminutive kiekie is much more commonly used and has become a simplex with its own diminutive form.
Verb[edit]
kiek (present kiek, present participle kiekende, past participle gekiek)
- to photograph; to take a picture
Synonyms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the name of Dutch photographer Israël Kiek. Probably reinforced by analogy with kijk (“a look”) and kieken, a dialectal synonym for kijken (“to look”).
Noun[edit]
kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) A snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically used for a group scene and/or shot by an amateur photographer
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
kiek
- inflection of kieken:
Etymology 2[edit]
See kieken (“chicken”)
Noun[edit]
kiek f (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekje n)
- A chick, young of a domestic fowl or other bird
- A domestic chicken or other fowl
- (figuratively) A dumb 'bird', (notably) female airhead
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Germanic, perhaps from the root of kodde (“club”). Cognate with West Frisian kijk.
Noun[edit]
kiek c (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- A vernacular name for plants of several species:
Synonyms[edit]
- zwarte mosterd (Brassica nigra)
- gele kiek (several)
- witte kiek (several)
- look-zonder-look (Alliaria petiolata)
- kiedik (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
Derived terms[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kiek
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