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See also: sīku

English

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Noun

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siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

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Etymology

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From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *ciku (ice), from Proto-Eskimo *ciku (ice).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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siku (plural sikut)

  1. ice (on water)
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on winter's firm ice [on the water] ?
  2. ice-cream, ice lolly

Usage notes

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For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension

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Declension of siku
case singular plural
absolutive siku sikut
ergative sikup
allative sikumut sikunut
ablative sikumit sikunit
prolative sikukkut sikutigut
locative sikumi sikuni
instrumental sikumik sikunik
equative sikutut

Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku (plural siku-siku)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 市區(しく) (shiku, municipal district, urban subdistrict). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

Noun

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siku (plural siku-siku)

  1. (historical, 1942-1945) Synonym of kelurahan (subdistrict)
    Gambir sikuGambir subdistrict

Further reading

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiku/ [ˈsiː.xu]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ku

Noun

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síku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

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Kavalan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *siku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux (elbow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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siku (Jawi spelling سيکو, plural siku-siku)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: siku

Further reading

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  • siku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sikux”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.ku/
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  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

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siku n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) pee (urine)
    Synonym: siusiu
  2. (colloquial) an act of urination
    Synonym: siusiu
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verbs

See also

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Further reading

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  • siku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • siku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Puyuma

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua

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Noun

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siku

  1. cane, straw
  2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension

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Declension of siku
singular plural
nominative siku sikukuna
accusative sikuta sikukunata
dative sikuman sikukunaman
genitive sikup sikukunap
locative sikupi sikukunapi
terminative sikukama sikukunakama
ablative sikumanta sikukunamanta
instrumental sikuwan sikukunawan
comitative sikuntin sikukunantin
abessive sikunnaq sikukunannaq
comparative sikuhina sikukunahina
causative sikurayku sikukunarayku
benefactive sikupaq sikukunapaq
associative sikupura sikukunapura
distributive sikunka sikukunanka
exclusive sikulla sikukunalla
Possessive forms of siku
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative sikuy sikuykuna
accusative sikuyta sikuykunata
dative sikuyman sikuykunaman
genitive sikuypa sikuykunap
locative sikuypi sikuykunapi
terminative sikuykama sikuykunakama
ablative sikuymanta sikuykunamanta
instrumental sikuywan sikuykunawan
comitative sikuynintin sikuykunantin
abessive sikuyninnaq sikuykunannaq
comparative sikuyhina sikuykunahina
causative sikuyrayku sikuykunarayku
benefactive sikuypaq sikuykunapaq
associative sikuypura sikuykunapura
distributive sikuyninka sikuykunanka
exclusive sikuylla sikuykunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative sikun sikunkuna
accusative sikunta sikunkunata
dative sikunman sikunkunaman
genitive sikunpa sikunkunap
locative sikunpi sikunkunapi
terminative sikunkama sikunkunakama
ablative sikunmanta sikunkunamanta
instrumental sikunwan sikunkunawan
comitative sikunintin sikunkunantin
abessive sikunninnaq sikunkunannaq
comparative sikunhina sikunkunahina
causative sikunrayku sikunkunarayku
benefactive sikunpaq sikunkunapaq
associative sikunpura sikunkunapura
distributive sikuninka sikunkunanka
exclusive sikunlla sikunkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative sikuyku sikuykukuna
accusative sikuykuta sikuykukunata
dative sikuykuman sikuykukunaman
genitive sikuykupa sikuykukunap
locative sikuykupi sikuykukunapi
terminative sikuykukama sikuykukunakama
ablative sikuykumanta sikuykukunamanta
instrumental sikuykuwan sikuykukunawan
comitative sikuykuntin sikuykukunantin
abessive sikuykunnaq sikuykukunannaq
comparative sikuykuhina sikuykukunahina
causative sikuykurayku sikuykukunarayku
benefactive sikuykupaq sikuykukunapaq
associative sikuykupura sikuykukunapura
distributive sikuykunka sikuykukunanka
exclusive sikuykulla sikuykukunalla

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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siku class IX (plural siku class X)

  1. day, nycthemeron, a twenty-four-hour period beginning and ending at sunrise (6.00AM)
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Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /siku/ [sɪˈk̠u]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

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siku (Sulat Sūg spelling سِكُ)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

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sikú

  1. (anatomy) elbow