cik

See also: čik, ci·k, -cik, and çık

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Chitkuli Kinnauri.

Symbol

cik

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Chitkuli Kinnauri.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Chitkuli Kinnauri terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

• çik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sik/

Etymology 1

Singularized metaphonic plural of cak.

Noun

cik f (plural ciqe, definite ciku, definite plural ciqet)

1. edge, rim

   Synonyms: buzë, zgrip

   u mbush cik më cik ― got filled completely

Declension

Declension of cik

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cik	ciku	ciqe	ciqet
accusative		cikun
dative	ciku	cikut	ciqeve	ciqeve
ablative			ciqesh

Etymology 2

Part of a wide lexical group, split in three series: ca-, ce-, and ci-. Related to cak, thak, cikmë within Albanian. The meaning "grape cluster" is close the thak (plural thekë), and related to Lithuanian šaka and Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā).

Noun

cik f (plural ciqe, definite ciku, definite plural ciqet)

1. (figurative) edge, top, limit of something

   Synonyms: cekë, vlug, kulm, pisk, ballë, ajkë, cermë

   në cik të vapës ― at peak heat

2. whey

   Synonym: hirrë

3. sediment

   Synonym: llurbë

4. (regional) grape cluster, bunch of grapes

   Synonyms: vile, vesh, bistak

Declension

Declension of cik

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cik	ciku	ciqe	ciqet
accusative		cikun
dative	ciku	cikut	ciqeve	ciqeve
ablative			ciqesh

Derived terms

• cikëth
• cikómë
• cikth

Etymology 3

According to Çabej, an onomatopoeia or elementary creation. Part of a rich phonolexical series represented by variants covering almost all vocalic grades ("a", "e", "i", "o", "u") and with consonantal variants with "c", "ç", "q", and "sh" (çak, cik, çek, qek, cek, çik, cok, çok, qok, cuk, quk, çuk, etc).

Verb

cik (aorist cika, participle cikur) (transitive)

1. to touch

   Synonyms: cek, prek, çik

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of cik (active voice)

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		participle		cikur
		gerund		duke cikur
		infinitive		për të cikur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	cik	cik	cik	cikim	cikni	cikin
	imperfect	cikja	cikje	cikte	ciknim	ciknit	ciknin
	aorist	cika	cike	ciku	cikëm	cikët	cikën
perfect	kam cikur	ke cikur	ka cikur	kemi cikur	keni cikur	kanë cikur
past perfect	kisha cikur	kishe cikur	kishte cikur	kishim cikur	kishit cikur	kishin cikur
aorist II	pata cikur	pate cikur	pati cikur	patëm cikur	patët cikur	patën cikur
future1	do të cik	do të cikësh	do të cikë	do të cikim	do të cikni	do të cikin
future perfect2	do të kem cikur	do të kesh cikur	do të ketë cikur	do të kemi cikur	do të keni cikur	do të kenë cikur
subjunctive	present	të cik	të cikësh	të cikë	të cikim	të cikni	të cikin
imperfect	të cikja	të cikje	të cikte	të ciknim	të ciknit	të ciknin
perfect	të kem cikur	të kesh cikur	të ketë cikur	të kemi cikur	të keni cikur	të kenë cikur
past perfect	të kisha cikur	të kishe cikur	të kishte cikur	të kishim cikur	të kishit cikur	të kishin cikur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të cikja	do të cikje	do të cikte	do të ciknim	do të ciknit	do të ciknin
	past perfect	do të kisha cikur	do të kishe cikur	do të kishte cikur	do të kishim cikur	do të kishit cikur	do të kishin cikur
optative	present	ciksha	ciksh	ciktë	cikshim	cikshi	cikshin
perfect	paça cikur	paç cikur	pastë cikur	paçim cikur	paçit cikur	paçin cikur
admirative	present	cikkam	cikke	cikka	cikkemi	cikkeni	cikkan
	imperfect	cikkësha	cikkëshe	cikkësh	cikkëshim	cikkëshit	cikkëshin
perfect	paskam cikur	paske cikur	paska cikur	paskemi cikur	paskeni cikur	paskan cikur
past perfect	paskësha cikur	paskëshe cikur	paskësh cikur	paskëshim cikur	paskëshit cikur	paskëshin cikur
imperative	present	—	cik	—	—	cikni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Derived terms

• i cikatun
• cikas
• cikat
• cikój
• cikë
• cikël
  • cikloj
  • cikalos
  • cikalor
• cikërr
  • cikërroj
    • cikërrimë
• cëqe

Further reading

• “cik”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: cik

Etymology 1

From Malay cik.

Noun

cik (plural cik-cik)

1. clipping of encik
2. clipping of kecik

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau cik.

Noun

cik (plural cik-cik)

1. dung

   Synonyms: cirit, tahi

Etymology 3

From Dutch chic, from French chic (“elegant”), probably from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”), from Middle High German schicken (“to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately”), causative of Middle High German geschehen, geschēn (“to happen, rush”), from Old High German giskehan (“to happen”), from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (“to run, move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to run, jump, spring”).

Adjective

cik (comparative lebih cik, superlative paling cik)

1. (archaic) chic, elegant

   Synonyms: bagus, rapi, menarik

Etymology 4

From Hokkien 閃／闪 (sihⁿ, “to sway”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Interjection

cik

1. shoo!

Etymology 5

Noun

cik (plural cik-cik)

1. 300 cekak of morphine powder

Further reading

• “cik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Latvian cik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʲik]
• Hyphenation: cik

Adverb

cik

1. how

References

• Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Latvian

Etymology

Akin to Latgalian cik and Lithuanian kiek.

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Adverb

cik

1. how
2. how much
3. how many

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Etymology 1)
  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃik/ [ˈt͡ʃiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
• (Etymology 2)
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃek/ [ˈt͡ʃeʔ]
    • Rhymes: -eʔ
  • (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃik/ [ˈt͡ʃiʔ]
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Hyphenation: cik

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of bapa cik or pak cik.

Noun

cik (Jawi spelling چيق)

1. alternative form of pak cik

Etymology 2

Clipping of encik.

Noun

cik (Jawi spelling چيق)

1. A form of address to an unfamiliar man or woman.
2. A form of address to a woman who has not married.

Further reading

• “cik”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tatar

Adjective

cik

1. bad, evil

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕik˥/
• Tone numbers: cig⁷
• Hyphenation: cik

Etymology 1

From Chinese 尺 (MC tsyhek).

Noun

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

1. measuring stick; ruler

Classifier

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

1. chi; Chinese foot (equivalent to ¹/₃ meter)

Etymology 2

From Chinese 隻 (MC tsyek).

Classifier

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)

1. Classifier for one of a pair.