Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 8161 6995167 2009-07-17T14:31:03Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates ==English== {{wikipedia}} {{wikispecies|Gallus gallus}} {{commons|Gallus gallus}} [[image:Chicken portrait.jpg|thumb]] ===Etymology=== {{etyl|ang}} {{term|cycen|ċȳcen|lang=ang}}, diminuitive of {{term|cocc|lang=ang}} "cock, rooster" (i.e. ''cocc'', ''cucc'' + ''-en'', ''-in''). More at [[cock]], [[-en]] ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'tʃɪk.ɪn/}}, {{SAMPA|/"tSIkIn/}} * {{audio|en-us-chicken.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɪkɪn}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|s|-}} # {{countable}} A domestic [[fowl]], ''Gallus gallus''. # {{uncountable}} The meat from this bird eaten as food. # {{context|countable|slang}} A [[coward]]. # {{countable|gay slang}} A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. # {{context|countable|slang}} A young person of either sex. # A [[confrontational]] [[game]] in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in [[automobile]]s); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the [[loser]]. ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|bird}} [[cock]] {{qualifier|male only}}, [[chook]] {{qualifier|Australia}}, [[hen]] {{qualifier|female only}}, [[rooster]] {{qualifier|male only}} * {{sense|coward}} * {{sense|young, attractive, slim man}} [[twink]] * See also [[Wikisaurus:coward]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top3|terms derived from chicken (noun)}} * [[chicken and egg]] * [[chicken feed]] * [[chicken fillet]] * [[chickenhawk]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[chicken Kiev]] * [[chickenpox]] * [[chicken salt]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[like a headless chicken]] * [[play chicken]] * [[spring chicken]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[chick]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|bird}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[hoender]], [[haan]] {{m}}, [[hen]] {{f}} * [[Alabama]]: [[akaaka]] (1) * Albanian: {{t-|sq|pulë|xs=Albanian}} * [[Amharic]]: {{tø|am|ዶሮ|tr=doro|sc=Ethi}} * Arabic: {{t-|ar|دجاج|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{qualifier|male}} {{t-|hy|հավ|tr=hav|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{qualifier|female}} {{t+|hy|աքլոր|tr=ak’lor|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{qualifier|young}} {{t-|hy|ճուտ|tr=č̣ut|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Azeri]]: [[toyuq]] * [[Basque]]: [[oilasko]], [[oilo]] * Belarusian: [[птушаня]] (ptušańa) / [[птушане]] (ptušanie), [[курыца]] (kuryca), [[кураня]] (kurańa) / [[куране]] (kuranie) * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|kokoš|f}}, {{t-|bs|kokoška|f}} * [[Breton]]: [[yar]] {{f}}, [[penn]] [[yar]] {{m}} * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|пиле|n|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: [[pollastre]] {{m}}, [[gallina]] {{f}}, [[gall]] {{m}} * [[Cebuano]]: [[manok]] * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|polyo}} * [[Chickasaw]]: [[akaka]] * Chinese: [[雞]], [[鷄]], [[鸡]] (jī) * Croatian: {{t-|hr|kokoš|f}}, {{t-|hr|kokoška|f}} * Czech: [[slepice]] {{f}}, [[kur]] {{m}}, [[kuře]] {{n}} {{italbrac|young}} * Danish: [[kylling]] {{c}}; [[høne]] {{c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|kip|f}}, {{t+|nl|hen|f}} * [[Erzya]]: [[сараз]] (saraz) * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|koko|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t+|et|kana}} * [[Ewe]]: [[koklo]] {{n}}, [[koklovi]] {{n}} (''young'') * Faroese: {{t-|fo|høsn|xs=Faroese}} * Finnish: [[kananpoika]] {{italbrac|young}}, [[kana]] {{italbrac|the species and/or female}} * French: {{t+|fr|poule|f}} * [[Friulian]]: [[poleç]], [[gjaline]] * [[Galician]]: [[galo]], [[galiña]] * German: {{t+|de|Huhn|n}} * Greek: [[κοτόπουλο]] (kotópoulo) {{n}}, [[κότα]] (kóta) {{f}} * Hebrew: [[תרנגול]] (tarnegol) {{m}}, [[תרנגולת]] (tarnegolet) {{f}} * Hindi: [[मुर्गा]] (murgā) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csirke}} * Icelandic: [[hænsn]] * [[Ilocano]]: [[manok]] * [[Inari Sami]]: [[kääni]] * Indonesian: {{t+|id|ayam|xs=Indonesian}} * Irish: {{t+|ga|cearc|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|pollo|m}}, {{t+|it|gallo|m}}, {{t+|it|gallina|f}} * Japanese: [[鶏]] ([[ニワトリ]], niwatori) {{trans-mid}} * [[Kiput]]: [[aan]] * Korean: [[닭]] (dak) * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[مریشک]]}}, {{ku-Arab|[[مامر]]}} * [[Ladin]]: [[gialina]] * Lao: {{Laoo|[[ໄກ່]]}} (kai) * Latvian: [[cālis]], [[vista#Latvian|vista]] * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|višta|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[kokoš]], [[kurje]], [[kurjetko]] * [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|кокошка|f|tr=kókoška|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Malay: {{t+|ms|ayam|xs=Malay}} * Maltese: [[fellus]], [[tiġieġa]] * [[Marathi]]: [[कोम्डा]] (komdā) * [[Neapolitan]]: [[pùllo]] * [[Northern Sami]]: [[vuonccis]] * Norwegian: {{t+|no|høne|f}}, {{t+|no|kylling|m}} * [[Occitan]]: [[galina]] * Old English: {{t-|ang|cycen|n|alt=ċȳcen|xs=Old English}} * Persian: {{t-|fa|مرغ|tr=morgh|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}, {{t+|fa|جوجه|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|kurczak|m}}, {{t+|pl|kura|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|frango|m}}, {{t+|pt|galinha|f}} * [[Romani]]: [[kainiori]], [[kaini]] {{f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|pui}}, {{t+|ro|găină|f}} * [[Romansch]]: [[pulschain]], [[giaglina]] * Russian: [[цыплёнок]] (cypljónok, chick) {{m}}, [[курица]] (kúritsa, hen) {{f}}, [[петух]] (petúx, cock) {{m}} * [[Sardinian]]: [[caboniscu]], [[caboni]], [[puddone]], [[puddu]] * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[cearc]] * Serbian: [[kokoš#Serbian|kokoš]] {{f}}, [[kokoška#Serbian|kokoška]] {{f}}, [[petao]] {{m}}, [[pevac]] {{m}}, [[pile]] {{n}} * [[Skolt Sami]]: [[kää´nn]] * Slovak: [[sliepka]] {{f}}, [[kurča]], [[kura]] {{n}} (youngster) * Slovene: [[piščanec]] {{m}}, [[petelin]] {{m}} {{italbrac|male}}, [[kokoš]] {{f}} {{italbrac|female}}, * [[Sotho]]: {{t|st|kgoho|xs=Sotho}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|pollo|m}}, {{t+|es|gallina|f}} * Swahili: {{t+|sw|kuku|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kyckling}}, {{t+|sv|höna}} * [[Tagalog]]: [[manok]] * [[Taos]]: [[lìlúna]] * [[Telugu]]: [[కోడి]] * Thai: {{Thai|[[ไก่]]}} (gài) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|piliç}}, {{t+|tr|tavuk}} * Ukrainian: [[курча]] (kurča), [[курка]] (kurka) * [[Upper Sorbian]]: [[ćipka]], [[kokoš]], [[kurjo]], [[kurjatko]] * Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[مرغى]]}} (murghi) * Welsh: [[cyw]], [[iâr]], [[cyw iâr]] * [[West Frisian]]: [[hin#West Frisian|hin]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|meat}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|հավի միս|tr=havi mis|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|piletina|f}} * Chinese: [[鸡肉]] (jīròu) * Croatian: {{t-|hr|piletina|f}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|kip|f}}, {{t-|nl|kippenvlees|n}} * English: {{t|en|hoendervleis|xs=English}} * Estonian: {{t|et|kanaliha}} * [[Ewe]]: [[koklolã]] * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kana}} * French: {{t+|fr|poulet|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Huhn|n}}, {{t+|de|Hühnchen|n}} * Greek: {{t+|el|κοτόπουλο|n|tr=kotópoulo|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csirkehús}} {{trans-mid}} * Irish: {{t|ga|circeoil|f|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|pollo|m}} * Korean: [[닭고기]] ''(dakgogi)'' * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|пилешко|n|tr=píleško|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|kylling|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|курятина|f|tr=kurjátina|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[пилетина#Serbian|пилетина]] {{f}} *: Roman: [[piletina#Serbian|piletina]] {{f}} * [[Sotho]]: {{t|st|nama ya kgoho|xs=Sotho}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|pollo|m}}, {{t+|es|gallina|f}} * Swahili: {{t+|sw|kuku|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kyckling|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|coward}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|վախկոտ|tr=vaxkot|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t|hy|ղզիկ|tr=ġzik|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|zbabělec|m}}, {{t+|cs|posera|m}} * Danish: {{t-|da|bangebuks|c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|lafaard|m}}, {{t+|nl|wezel|m}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|arg}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pelkuri}} * French: {{t+|fr|poule mouillée|f}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t-|de|Feigling|m}} * Greek: [[κότα]] (kóta) {{f}} * Italian: {{t+|it|coniglio|m}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|feiging|m}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|tchórz|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|трус|m|tr=trus|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|gallina|f}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-see|young, attractive, slim man|twink}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Breton}}: kozh [[yar]] (2) * {{ttbc|Bulgarian}}: [[страхливец]] (straxlivec) {{m}} (2), [[пъзльо]] (pâzljo) {{m}} (2) {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj}} # [[cowardly]] ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # {{intransitive}} To avoid as a result of fear. # {{intransitive}} To develop physical or other characteristics resembling a chicken's, for example, bumps on the skin. ====Derived terms==== * [[chicken out]] ===See also=== * [[egg]] * [[poultry]] [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chickens]] [[Category:English adjectives ending in -en]] [[Category:Food and drink]] [[Category:Poultry]] [[ang:chicken]] [[ar:chicken]] [[zh-min-nan:chicken]] [[el:chicken]] [[fa:chicken]] [[fr:chicken]] [[gl:chicken]] 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