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See also: sīku

English

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Noun

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siku (plural sikus)

  1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

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Etymology

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From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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siku

  1. dry

Greenlandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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For ice on solid objects, use sermeq.

Declension

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Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. elbow

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: sikut
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. (historical, 1942-1945) Synonym of kelurahan (subdistrict)
    Gambir sikuGambir subdistrict

Further reading

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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síku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

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Kavalan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: siku

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. elbow

Pangutaran Sama

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.ku/
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  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

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siku n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) pee (urine)
    Synonym: siusiu
  2. (colloquial) an act of urination
    Synonym: siusiu
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See also

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Further reading

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

Puyuma

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Quechua

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Noun

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siku

  1. cane, straw
  2. panpipes, pan flute

Declension

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See also

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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siku (n class, plural siku)

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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siku (Sulat Sūg spelling سِكُ)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yakan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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siku

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

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sikú

  1. (anatomy) elbow