diki

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See also: díki, dikî, dīķi, and dīķī

Baatonum[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare with Dagbani diɣi

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dī.kī/, /dī.ɡī/

Noun[edit]

diki (plural dikiba, focus dikiwa, plural focus dikibara)

  1. mirror, window

Usage notes[edit]

  • y-class noun

Descendants[edit]

  • Yoruba: dígí

References[edit]

  • Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎[1], Philadelphia: SIL International

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch dik.

Adjective[edit]

diki

  1. thick

Shona[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

-díki

  1. small, little
  2. young

Inflection[edit]

Inflected forms of -díki
singular plural
Class 1 mudíki Class 2 vadíki
Class 3 mudíki Class 4 midíki
Class 5 díki Class 6 madíki
Class 7 chidíki Class 8 zvidíki
Class 9 ndíki Class 10 ndíki
Class 11 rudíki
Class 12 kadíki Class 13 tudíki
Class 14 udíki
Class 15 kudíki
Locative classes
Class 16 padíki Class 17 kudíki Class 18 mudíki

Note: Manyika dialects have díki in classes 9 and 10.

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "all senses"): -kuru

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English dig.

Verb[edit]

diki

  1. to dig

Derived terms[edit]

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