siku

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See also: sīku

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *ciku (ice), from Proto-Eskimo *ciku (ice).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

siku (plural sikut)

  1. ice (on water)
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on winter's firm ice [on the water] ?
  2. ice-cream, ice lolly

Usage notes[edit]

For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension[edit]

Higaonon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

siku (first-person possessive sikuku, second-person possessive sikumu, third-person possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut

Kapampangan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiku/, [ˈsiː.xu]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ku

Noun[edit]

síku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms[edit]

Kavalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *siku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux (elbow).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

siku (Jawi spelling سيکو, plural siku-siku, informal 1st possessive sikuku, 2nd possessive sikumu, 3rd possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Further reading[edit]

  • siku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*sikux”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.ku/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun[edit]

siku n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) pee (urine)
    Synonym: siusiu
  2. (colloquial) an act of urination
    Synonym: siusiu

Related terms[edit]

nouns
verbs

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • siku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • siku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Puyuma[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua[edit]

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. cane, straw
  2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Swahili[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

siku (n class, plural siku)

  1. day, nycthemeron, a twenty-four-hour period beginning and ending at sunrise (6.00AM)

Related terms[edit]

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

sikú

  1. (anatomy) elbow