sika

See also sīka, sīkā, and siką́

English

A Formosan sika

Etymology 1

From Japanese 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Noun

sika (plural sika or sikas)

1. Cervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia

Alternative forms

• Sika

Translations

Translations

• Navajo: dzeeh łikizhígíí

See also

• Sika Deer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Sika Deer
• Cervus nippon on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Cervus nippon
• Cervus nippon on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Cervus nippon

Etymology 2

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Noun

sika (plural sika or sikas)

1. (often italicized) A traditional Bangladeshi hanging basket
   • 2003, Sirajul Islam, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh^[1], volume 7, ISBN 9843205820, page 207:

     In the past sikas were made within the family and its purchase and sale was not so noticeable.

Anagrams

• KIAs
• saki

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Esperanto

Adjective

sika (plural sikaj, accusative singular sikan, accusative plural sikajn)

1. Sikh
   • 2002 February, GMA, “Irlandaj sikoj razas sin”, Monato, ISSN 0772-456X, page 17: 

     Tiele, la sikaj viroj malĝoje ĉesas surporti turbanon kaj unuafoje en la vivo vizitas barbirojn por fortondigi la hararon kaj barbon.

Related terms

• siko

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Finnish

Etymology

Cognates include Estonian siga (“pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈsikɑ]
• Rhymes: -ikɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧ka

Noun

sika

1. pig
2. Person who allegedly behaves like a pig

Declension

Declension of sika (type kala) singular plural nominative sika siat genitive sian sikojen sikain1 partitive sikaa sikoja accusative sika sian siat inessive siassa sioissa elative siasta sioista illative sikaan sikoihin adessive sialla sioilla ablative sialta sioilta allative sialle sioille essive sikana sikoina translative siaksi sioiksi instructive – sioin abessive siatta sioitta comitative – sikoineen 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• (person) sikailija

Derived terms

siankärsämö sianpuolukka siansaksa

sikailla sikala sikamainen

sikamaisuus sikolätti sikotauti

See also

• emakko
• karju
• porsas
• possu

Anagrams

• aski
• kasi
• kisa

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Ido

Adjective

sika

1. dry (not wet)

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Miskito

Noun

sika

1. medicine

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Polish

Verb

sika

1. Third-person singular present tense of sikać

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Votic

Noun

sika

1. pig