zig-zag

See also: zigzag and Zigzag

English

Adjective

zig-zag (comparative more zig-zag, superlative most zig-zag)

1. Alternative spelling of zigzag.

Noun

zig-zag (plural zig-zags)

1. Alternative spelling of zigzag.

Verb

zig-zag (third-person singular simple present zig-zags, present participle zig-zagging, simple past and past participle zig-zagged)

1. Alternative spelling of zigzag.

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ziga-zaga

Etymology

Borrowed from French zigzag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ziɡˈzak]

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Noun

zig-zag m (plural zig-zags)

1. zigzag

Derived terms

• zigzagar
• zigzaguejar

Further reading

• “zig-zag”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• zigzag
• zikzak

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈziɡzaɡ/ [ˈzik̚.zak̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡzaɡ
• Syllabification: zig-zag

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch zigzag, from French zigzag (see there for further etymology). The reason behind the spelling with the hyphen (-) as the standard form is still unknown.

Noun

zig-zag (plural zig-zag)

1. zigzag

   Synonym: lika-liku

Adjective

zig-zag (comparative lebih zig-zag, superlative paling zig-zag or terzig-zag, equative sezig-zag)

1. zigzag

   Synonyms: berliku-liku, berkelok-kelok

Verb

zig-zag

1. to zigzag

   Synonym: berliku-liku

Derived terms

• terzig-zag (“most zigzag; to accidentally zigzag”)

Etymology 2

Alteration of siksa.

Noun

zig-zag (plural zig-zag)

1. (minced oath) alternative form of siksa

Verb

zig-zag

1. (minced oath) alternative form of siksa

Adjective

zig-zag (comparative lebih zig-zag, superlative paling zig-zag or terzig-zag, equative sezig-zag)

1. (minced oath) alternative form of siksa

Spanish

Noun

zig-zag m (plural zig-zags)

1. zig-zag