dziko

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zí.ko/

Noun

dzíko class 5 (plural maíko class 6)

  1. country, nation

Usage notes

This word is used to refer to the territory of a country, but not usually to a nation in the sense of its people, which is fuko.

Polish

Etymology

From dziki + -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑi.kɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ikɔ
  • Syllabification: dzi‧ko

Adverb

dziko (not comparable)

  1. wildly, untamedly
  2. wildly, uncontrolledly
  3. rudely

Further reading

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