bika

See also: Bika, bíka, bíká, bikʼaʼ, and bí-ká

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare bikangkang and bikabika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈka/ [bɪˈka]
• Hyphenation: bi‧ka

Verb

biká (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜃ)

1. to spread one's legs

Noun

biká (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜃ)

1. act of spreading one's legs

French

Verb

bika

1. third-person singular past historic of biker

Garo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ). Cognate with Kokborok bwkha (“liver”).

Noun

bika

1. (anatomy) liver

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bì.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ̀.káː]

Noun

bìkā m (plural bìkā, possessed form bìkan)

1. baboon

Hiligaynon

Verb

bíkà

1. to straddle
2. to spread one's legs wide

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Chuvash-type Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare Turkish boğa, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰸𐰀 (b¹uq̊¹a /⁠buqa⁠/, “bull”), Mongolian бух (bux). The borrowed form into Hungarian was probably *bika. Perhaps from Proto-Turkic *buka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbikɒ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

bika (plural bikák)

1. bull

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	bika	bikák
accusative	bikát	bikákat
dative	bikának	bikáknak
instrumental	bikával	bikákkal
causal-final	bikáért	bikákért
translative	bikává	bikákká
terminative	bikáig	bikákig
essive-formal	bikaként	bikákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bikában	bikákban
superessive	bikán	bikákon
adessive	bikánál	bikáknál
illative	bikába	bikákba
sublative	bikára	bikákra
allative	bikához	bikákhoz
elative	bikából	bikákból
delative	bikáról	bikákról
ablative	bikától	bikáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	bikáé	bikáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	bikáéi	bikákéi

Possessive forms of bika

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bikám	bikáim
2nd person sing.	bikád	bikáid
3rd person sing.	bikája	bikái
1st person plural	bikánk	bikáink
2nd person plural	bikátok	bikáitok
3rd person plural	bikájuk	bikáik

Derived terms

• Bika

Compound words

• bikafuttatás
• bikaviadal
• bölömbika

Further reading

• bika in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• bika in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Anagrams

• baki

Icelandic

Etymology

From the noun bik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪːka/

  Rhymes: -ɪːka

Verb

bika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bikaði, supine bikað)

1. to tar, pitch

Conjugation

bika – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bika
supine sagnbót		bikað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bikandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bika	bikaði		biki	bikaði
	þú	bikar	bikaðir		bikir	bikaðir
	hann, hún, það	bikar	bikaði		biki	bikaði
plural	við	bikum	bikuðum		bikum	bikuðum
	þið	bikið	bikuðuð		bikið	bikuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	bika	bikuðu		biki	bikuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bika (þú), bikaðu
plural	þið	bikið (þið), bikiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bikast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bikast
supine sagnbót		bikast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bikandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bikast	bikaðist		bikist	bikaðist
	þú	bikast	bikaðist		bikist	bikaðist
	hann, hún, það	bikast	bikaðist		bikist	bikaðist
plural	við	bikumst	bikuðumst		bikumst	bikuðumst
	þið	bikist	bikuðust		bikist	bikuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	bikast	bikuðust		bikist	bikuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bikast (þú), bikastu
plural	þið	bikist (þið), bikisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bikaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bikaður	bikuð	bikað	bikaðir	bikaðar	bikuð
accusative (þolfall)	bikaðan	bikaða	bikað	bikaða	bikaðar	bikuð
dative (þágufall)	bikuðum	bikaðri	bikuðu	bikuðum	bikuðum	bikuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	bikaðs	bikaðrar	bikaðs	bikaðra	bikaðra	bikaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bikaði	bikaða	bikaða	bikuðu	bikuðu	bikuðu
accusative (þolfall)	bikaða	bikuðu	bikaða	bikuðu	bikuðu	bikuðu
dative (þágufall)	bikaða	bikuðu	bikaða	bikuðu	bikuðu	bikuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	bikaða	bikuðu	bikaða	bikuðu	bikuðu	bikuðu

Anagrams

• baki

Japanese

Romanization

bika

1. Rōmaji transcription of びか

Lingala

Verb

bika

1. alternative spelling of -bíka

Moore

Etymology

from French bic

Noun

bika

1. pen, ballpoint pen (writing instrument)

Synonyms

• (writing instrument): gʋls-moogo

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bika (Cyrillic spelling бика)

1. genitive/accusative singular of bik

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

Verb

-bika (infinitive kubika)

1. to cook

Derived terms

• mubiki

References

• M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎^[1], Harare College Press, page 20

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• bikasi

Etymology

From English because.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bika/, [bika̠], [bikɑ̟]

Conjunction

bika

1. because
   • 1975, Edgar Cairo, “Wan pisi fu libi [A piece of life]”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[2], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 256:

     Mi no ben kan tan arki den betiyesi tori fu Basedi, bika na bigisma no ben lobi te pikinnengre mofo e warsi na ini en tori efu den bradi den yesimama e arki.

     I couldn't stay to listen to the ear-catching stories of Master Edi, because the old man didn't like it when children's mouths wandered into his tale if they had stretched their eardrums and were listening in.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ka.

Verb

-bíka

1. to report

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈkaʔ/ [bɪˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧ka

Adjective

bikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃ)

1. forked; formed like an angle

   Synonym: bikaka

2. (mathematics) obtuse

   Synonym: bisaklat

Anagrams

• biak

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ka]

Noun

bika (Jawi بيکة)

1. nautilus

   bika maahi ― nautilus shell

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka.

Verb

bika

1. to cook

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ka.

Verb

-bíka

1. to report

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ka.

Verb

-bíka

1. to announce, to report

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukubika)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubika	ukungabiki
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	bika	-bike
plural	bikani	-bikeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabika, ngibika	engibikayo, engibika	ngibika	angibiki	engingabiki	ngingabiki
2nd singular	uyabika, ubika	obikayo, obika	ubika	awubiki	ongabiki	ungabiki
1st plural	siyabika, sibika	esibikayo, esibika	sibika	asibiki	esingabiki	singabiki
2nd plural	niyabika, nibika	enibikayo, enibika	nibika	anibiki	eningabiki	ningabiki
class 1	uyabika, ubika	obikayo, obika	ebika	akabiki	ongabiki	engabiki
class 2	bayabika, babika	ababikayo, ababika	bebika	ababiki	abangabiki	bengabiki
class 3	uyabika, ubika	obikayo, obika	ubika	awubiki	ongabiki	ungabiki
class 4	iyabika, ibika	ebikayo, ebika	ibika	ayibiki	engabiki	ingabiki
class 5	liyabika, libika	elibikayo, elibika	libika	alibiki	elingabiki	lingabiki
class 6	ayabika, abika	abikayo, abika	ebika	awabiki	angabiki	engabiki
class 7	siyabika, sibika	esibikayo, esibika	sibika	asibiki	esingabiki	singabiki
class 8	ziyabika, zibika	ezibikayo, ezibika	zibika	azibiki	ezingabiki	zingabiki
class 9	iyabika, ibika	ebikayo, ebika	ibika	ayibiki	engabiki	ingabiki
class 10	ziyabika, zibika	ezibikayo, ezibika	zibika	azibiki	ezingabiki	zingabiki
class 11	luyabika, lubika	olubikayo, olubika	lubika	alubiki	olungabiki	lungabiki
class 14	buyabika, bubika	obubikayo, obubika	bubika	abubiki	obungabiki	bungabiki
class 15	kuyabika, kubika	okubikayo, okubika	kubika	akubiki	okungabiki	kungabiki
class 17	kuyabika, kubika	okubikayo, okubika	kubika	akubiki	okungabiki	kungabiki
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngibikile, ngibikē	engibikile, engibikē	ngibikile, ngibikē	angibikanga	engingabikanga	ngingabikanga
2nd singular	ubikile, ubikē	obikile, obikē	ubikile, ubikē	awubikanga	ongabikanga	ungabikanga
1st plural	sibikile, sibikē	esibikile, esibikē	sibikile, sibikē	asibikanga	esingabikanga	singabikanga
2nd plural	nibikile, nibikē	enibikile, enibikē	nibikile, nibikē	anibikanga	eningabikanga	ningabikanga
class 1	ubikile, ubikē	obikile, obikē	ebikile, ebikē	akabikanga	ongabikanga	engabikanga
class 2	babikile, babikē	ababikile, ababikē	bebikile, bebikē	ababikanga	abangabikanga	bengabikanga
class 3	ubikile, ubikē	obikile, obikē	ubikile, ubikē	awubikanga	ongabikanga	ungabikanga
class 4	ibikile, ibikē	ebikile, ebikē	ibikile, ibikē	ayibikanga	engabikanga	ingabikanga
class 5	libikile, libikē	elibikile, elibikē	libikile, libikē	alibikanga	elingabikanga	lingabikanga
class 6	abikile, abikē	abikile, abikē	ebikile, ebikē	awabikanga	angabikanga	engabikanga
class 7	sibikile, sibikē	esibikile, esibikē	sibikile, sibikē	asibikanga	esingabikanga	singabikanga
class 8	zibikile, zibikē	ezibikile, ezibikē	zibikile, zibikē	azibikanga	ezingabikanga	zingabikanga
class 9	ibikile, ibikē	ebikile, ebikē	ibikile, ibikē	ayibikanga	engabikanga	ingabikanga
class 10	zibikile, zibikē	ezibikile, ezibikē	zibikile, zibikē	azibikanga	ezingabikanga	zingabikanga
class 11	lubikile, lubikē	olubikile, olubikē	lubikile, lubikē	alubikanga	olungabikanga	lungabikanga
class 14	bubikile, bubikē	obubikile, obubikē	bubikile, bubikē	abubikanga	obungabikanga	bungabikanga
class 15	kubikile, kubikē	okubikile, okubikē	kubikile, kubikē	akubikanga	okungabikanga	kungabikanga
class 17	kubikile, kubikē	okubikile, okubikē	kubikile, kubikē	akubikanga	okungabikanga	kungabikanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngābika	engābika	ngābika	angibikanga	engingabikanga	ngingabikanga
2nd singular	wābika	owābika	wābika	awubikanga	ongabikanga	ungabikanga
1st plural	sābika	esābika	sābika	asibikanga	esingabikanga	singabikanga
2nd plural	nābika	enābika	nābika	anibikanga	eningabikanga	ningabikanga
class 1	wābika	owābika	ābika	akabikanga	ongabikanga	engabikanga
class 2	bābika	abābika	bābika	ababikanga	abangabikanga	bengabikanga
class 3	wābika	owābika	wābika	awubikanga	ongabikanga	ungabikanga
class 4	yābika	eyābika	yābika	ayibikanga	engabikanga	ingabikanga
class 5	lābika	elābika	lābika	alibikanga	elingabikanga	lingabikanga
class 6	ābika	ābika	ābika	awabikanga	angabikanga	engabikanga
class 7	sābika	esābika	sābika	asibikanga	esingabikanga	singabikanga
class 8	zābika	ezābika	zābika	azibikanga	ezingabikanga	zingabikanga
class 9	yābika	eyābika	yābika	ayibikanga	engabikanga	ingabikanga
class 10	zābika	ezābika	zābika	azibikanga	ezingabikanga	zingabikanga
class 11	lwābika	olwābika	lwābika	alubikanga	olungabikanga	lungabikanga
class 14	bābika	obābika	bābika	abubikanga	obungabikanga	bungabikanga
class 15	kwābika	okwābika	kwābika	akubikanga	okungabikanga	kungabikanga
class 17	kwābika	okwābika	kwābika	akubikanga	okungabikanga	kungabikanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingabika	—	ngingabika	ngingebike	—	ngingebike
2nd singular	ungabika	—	ungabika	ungebike	—	ungebike
1st plural	singabika	—	singabika	singebike	—	singebike
2nd plural	ningabika	—	ningabika	ningebike	—	ningebike
class 1	angabika	—	engabika	angebike	—	engebike
class 2	bangabika	—	bengabika	bangebike	—	bengebike
class 3	ungabika	—	ungabika	ungebike	—	ungebike
class 4	ingabika	—	ingabika	ingebike	—	ingebike
class 5	lingabika	—	lingabika	lingebike	—	lingebike
class 6	angabika	—	engabika	angebike	—	engebike
class 7	singabika	—	singabika	singebike	—	singebike
class 8	zingabika	—	zingabika	zingebike	—	zingebike
class 9	ingabika	—	ingabika	ingebike	—	ingebike
class 10	zingabika	—	zingabika	zingebike	—	zingebike
class 11	lungabika	—	lungabika	lungebike	—	lungebike
class 14	bungabika	—	bungabika	bungebike	—	bungebike
class 15	kungabika	—	kungabika	kungebike	—	kungebike
class 17	kungabika	—	kungabika	kungebike	—	kungebike
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizobika	engizobika	ngizobika	angizubika	engingezubika	ngingezubika
2nd singular	uzobika	ozobika	uzobika	awuzubika	ongezubika	ungezubika
1st plural	sizobika	esizobika	sizobika	asizubika	esingezubika	singezubika
2nd plural	nizobika	enizobika	nizobika	anizubika	eningezubika	ningezubika
class 1	uzobika	ozobika	ezobika	akazubika	ongezubika	engezubika
class 2	bazobika	abazobika	bezobika	abazubika	abangezubika	bengezubika
class 3	uzobika	ozobika	uzobika	awuzubika	ongezubika	ungezubika
class 4	izobika	ezobika	izobika	ayizubika	engezubika	ingezubika
class 5	lizobika	elizobika	lizobika	alizubika	elingezubika	lingezubika
class 6	azobika	azobika	ezobika	awazubika	angezubika	engezubika
class 7	sizobika	esizobika	sizobika	asizubika	esingezubika	singezubika
class 8	zizobika	ezizobika	zizobika	azizubika	ezingezubika	zingezubika
class 9	izobika	ezobika	izobika	ayizubika	engezubika	ingezubika
class 10	zizobika	ezizobika	zizobika	azizubika	ezingezubika	zingezubika
class 11	luzobika	oluzobika	luzobika	aluzubika	olungezubika	lungezubika
class 14	buzobika	obuzobika	buzobika	abuzubika	obungezubika	bungezubika
class 15	kuzobika	okuzobika	kuzobika	akuzubika	okungezubika	kungezubika
class 17	kuzobika	okuzobika	kuzobika	akuzubika	okungezubika	kungezubika
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobika	engiyobika	ngiyobika	angiyubika	engingeyubika	ngingeyubika
2nd singular	uyobika	oyobika	uyobika	awuyubika	ongeyubika	ungeyubika
1st plural	siyobika	esiyobika	siyobika	asiyubika	esingeyubika	singeyubika
2nd plural	niyobika	eniyobika	niyobika	aniyubika	eningeyubika	ningeyubika
class 1	uyobika	oyobika	eyobika	akayubika	ongeyubika	engeyubika
class 2	bayobika	abayobika	beyobika	abayubika	abangeyubika	bengeyubika
class 3	uyobika	oyobika	uyobika	awuyubika	ongeyubika	ungeyubika
class 4	iyobika	eyobika	iyobika	ayiyubika	engeyubika	ingeyubika
class 5	liyobika	eliyobika	liyobika	aliyubika	elingeyubika	lingeyubika
class 6	ayobika	ayobika	eyobika	awayubika	angeyubika	engeyubika
class 7	siyobika	esiyobika	siyobika	asiyubika	esingeyubika	singeyubika
class 8	ziyobika	eziyobika	ziyobika	aziyubika	ezingeyubika	zingeyubika
class 9	iyobika	eyobika	iyobika	ayiyubika	engeyubika	ingeyubika
class 10	ziyobika	eziyobika	ziyobika	aziyubika	ezingeyubika	zingeyubika
class 11	luyobika	oluyobika	luyobika	aluyubika	olungeyubika	lungeyubika
class 14	buyobika	obuyobika	buyobika	abuyubika	obungeyubika	bungeyubika
class 15	kuyobika	okuyobika	kuyobika	akuyubika	okungeyubika	kungeyubika
class 17	kuyobika	okuyobika	kuyobika	akuyubika	okungeyubika	kungeyubika
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngibike	ngingabiki
2nd singular	ubike	ungabiki
1st plural	sibike	singabiki
2nd plural	nibike	ningabiki
class 1	abike	angabiki
class 2	babike	bangabiki
class 3	ubike	ungabiki
class 4	ibike	ingabiki
class 5	libike	lingabiki
class 6	abike	angabiki
class 7	sibike	singabiki
class 8	zibike	zingabiki
class 9	ibike	ingabiki
class 10	zibike	zingabiki
class 11	lubike	lungabiki
class 14	bubike	bungabiki
class 15	kubike	kungabiki
class 17	kubike	kungabiki
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngabika	ngangabika, angabika, angangabika
2nd singular	wabika	wangabika, awabika, awangabika
1st plural	sabika	sangabika, asabika, asangabika
2nd plural	nabika	nangabika, anabika, anangabika
class 1	wabika	wangabika, akabika, akangabika
class 2	babika	bangabika, ababika, abangabika
class 3	wabika	wangabika, awabika, awangabika
class 4	yabika	yangabika, ayabika, ayangabika
class 5	labika	langabika, alabika, alangabika
class 6	abika	angabika, awabika, awangabika
class 7	sabika	sangabika, asabika, asangabika
class 8	zabika	zangabika, azabika, azangabika
class 9	yabika	yangabika, ayabika, ayangabika
class 10	zabika	zangabika, azabika, azangabika
class 11	lwabika	lwangabika, alwabika, alwangabika
class 14	babika	bangabika, ababika, abangabika
class 15	kwabika	kwangabika, akwabika, akwangabika
class 17	kwabika	kwangabika, akwabika, akwangabika