kiek
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiek (plural kieke, diminutive kiekie)
- (rare) photo; photograph (usually taken by an amateur photographer)
Usage notes
Its diminutive kiekie is much more commonly used and has become a simplex with its own diminutive form.
Verb
kiek (present kiek, present participle kiekende, past participle gekiek)
- to photograph; to take a picture
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the name of Dutch photographer Israël Kiek. Probably reinforced by analogy with kijk (“a look”) and kieken, a dialectal synonym for kijken (“to look”).
Noun
kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- A snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically used for a group scene and/or shot by an amateur photographer
Derived terms
Verb
kiek
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kieken
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of kieken
Etymology 2
Germanic, cognate with kuiken, English chick(en) etc.
Noun
kiek f (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekje n)
- A chick, young of a domestic fowl or other bird
- A domestic chicken or other fowl
- (figuratively) A dumb 'bird', (notably) female airhead
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Germanic, cognate with Frisian kijk
Noun
kiek c (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
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Synonyms
- zwarte mosterd (Brassica nigra)
- gele kiek (several)
- witte kiek (several)
- look-zonder-look (Alliaria officinalis)
- kiedik (Sinapis arvensis)
Derived terms
- kiekzaad n
- kopkiek (Erysimum cheiranthoides)
- gele kiek
- witte kiek
German
Pronunciation
Verb
kiek
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of kieken.
- (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of kieken.
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