kiik

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See also: kʼiʼikʼ

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Girl on a swing.

Etymology

Probably a deverbal from kiikuma (to swing), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 276: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.. Cognate with Finnish kiikku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːk/, [ˈkiːkˑ]

Noun

kiik (genitive kiige, partitive kiike)

  1. swing; seesaw
    1. A device used for swinging, consisting of thills or ropes hanging from a spindle attached to poles and a board or boards attached between them.
      Kiik on vahend, millel meelelahutuse või mängimise eesmärgil kiigutakse.
      A swing is a device, on which people swing in order to play or entertain themselves.
    2. A log or a board placed on a fulcrum, on which people sit on the ends.
      Kiige ühes otsas istus ema, teises poeg.
      The mother sat on one end of the seesaw, the son at the other.
Declension

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