siku

See also: sīku

English

Noun

siku (plural sikus)

1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

Etymology

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

siku

1. dry

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /siku/, [sɪ.kʊ]

Noun

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

For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. elbow

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsi.ku]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

siku (plural siku-siku)

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: sikut

Derived terms

• bersiku
• disiku
• disikukan
• menyiku
• menyikukan
• siku-siku

• siku keluang

Etymology 2

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

Noun

siku (plural siku-siku)

1. (historical, 1942-1945) Synonym of kelurahan (“subdistrict”)

   Gambir siku ― Gambir subdistrict

Further reading

• “siku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• sicu (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

síku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

• manyiku
• sikuan

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siku/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -u

Noun

siku (Jawi spelling سيکو, plural siku-siku)

1. (anatomy) elbow

Descendants

• Indonesian: siku

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.ku/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iku
• Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

siku n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) pee (urine)

   Synonym: siusiu

2. (colloquial) an act of urination

   Synonym: siusiu

Related terms

nouns

• sikacz
• sikalnia
• sikanie
• sikawka
• siki
• siklawa

verbs

• sikać impf

See also

• Synonyms: see Thesaurus:oddawać mocz

Further reading

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

Puyuma

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua

Noun

siku

1. cane, straw
2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension

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 qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative sikuyki sikuykikuna accusative sikuykita sikuykikunata dative sikuykiman sikuykikunaman genitive sikuykipa sikuykikunap locative sikuykipi sikuykikunapi terminative sikuykikama sikuykikunakama ablative sikuykimanta sikuykikunamanta instrumental sikuykiwan sikuykikunawan comitative sikuykintin sikuykikunantin abessive sikuykinnaq sikuykikunannaq comparative sikuykihina sikuykikunahina causative sikuykirayku sikuykikunarayku benefactive sikuykipaq sikuykikunapaq associative sikuykipura sikuykikunapura distributive sikuykinka sikuykikunanka exclusive sikuykilla sikuykikunalla 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 ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative sikunchik sikunchikkuna accusative sikunchikta sikunchikkunata dative sikunchikman sikunchikkunaman genitive sikunchikpa sikunchikkunap locative sikunchikpi sikunchikkunapi terminative sikunchikkama sikunchikkunakama ablative sikunchikmanta sikunchikkunamanta instrumental sikunchikwan sikunchikkunawan comitative sikunchiknintin sikunchikkunantin abessive sikunchikninnaq sikunchikkunannaq comparative sikunchikhina sikunchikkunahina causative sikunchikrayku sikunchikkunarayku benefactive sikunchikpaq sikunchikkunapaq associative sikunchikpura sikunchikkunapura distributive sikunchikninka sikunchikkunanka exclusive sikunchiklla sikunchikkunalla 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 qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative sikuykichik sikuykichikkuna accusative sikuykichikta sikuykichikkunata dative sikuykichikman sikuykichikkunaman genitive sikuykichikpa sikuykichikkunap locative sikuykichikpi sikuykichikkunapi terminative sikuykichikkama sikuykichikkunakama ablative sikuykichikmanta sikuykichikkunamanta instrumental sikuykichikwan sikuykichikkunawan comitative sikuykichiknintin sikuykichikkunantin abessive sikuykichikninnaq sikuykichikkunannaq comparative sikuykichikhina sikuykichikkunahina causative sikuykichikrayku sikuykichikkunarayku benefactive sikuykichikpaq sikuykichikkunapaq associative sikuykichikpura sikuykichikkunapura distributive sikuykichikninka sikuykichikkunanka exclusive sikuykichiklla sikuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative sikunku sikunkukuna accusative sikunkuta sikunkukunata dative sikunkuman sikunkukunaman genitive sikunkupa sikunkukunap locative sikunkupi sikunkukunapi terminative sikunkukama sikunkukunakama ablative sikunkumanta sikunkukunamanta instrumental sikunkuwan sikunkukunawan comitative sikunkuntin sikunkukunantin abessive sikunkunnaq sikunkukunannaq comparative sikunkuhina sikunkukunahina causative sikunkurayku sikunkukunarayku benefactive sikunkupaq sikunkukunapaq associative sikunkupura sikunkukunapura distributive sikunkunka sikunkukunanka exclusive sikunkulla sikunkukunalla

See also

• sikuwa

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

siku class IX (plural siku class X)

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

Related terms

• usiku (“night”)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

siku (Sulat Sūg spelling سِكُ)

1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

sikú

1. (anatomy) elbow