siku

See also: sīku

English

Noun

siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

Etymology

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.ku]

Noun

siku (first-person possessive sikuku, second-person possessive sikumu, third-person possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

siku (Jawi spelling سيکو, plural siku-siku, informal 1st possessive sikuku, 2nd possessive sikumu, 3rd possessive sikunya)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Further reading

  • siku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sikux”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

siku n (indeclinable)

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

See also

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

See also

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

siku (n class, plural siku)

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

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

  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
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