tik-tak

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtikˌtɑk/, [ˈt̪ikˌt̪ɑ̝k]
  • Rhymes: -ɑk
  • Syllabification(key): tik‧tak

Interjection

tik-tak

  1. tick tock (the sound of a ticking clock)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German ticktack.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtiktɒk]
  • Hyphenation: tik-‧tak
  • Rhymes: -ɒk

Interjection

tik-tak

  1. tick tock (the sound of a ticking clock)

Derived terms
  • tiktakol

References
  1. tik-tak in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • tik-tak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtik.tak/
  • Rhymes: -iktak
  • Syllabification: tik‧tak

Interjection

tik-tak

  1. tick-tock (two consecutive sounds produced at regular intervals when a watch is ticking)
    Synonyms: cyk, tyk

Further reading
  • tik-tak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tik-tak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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