siku

See also: sīku

English

Noun

siku (plural sikus)

1. A type of traditional panpipe from the Andes.

Basque

Etymology

From Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

siku

1. dry

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /siku/, [sɪ.kʊ]

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

Declension of siku

	singular	plural
absolutive	siku	sikut
ergative	sikup	sikut
allative	sikumut	sikunut
ablative	sikumit	sikunit
prosecutive	sikukkut	sikutigut
locative	sikumi	sikuni
instrumental	sikumik	sikunik
equative	sikutut	sikutut

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

siku

1. elbow

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsi.ku]

• Audio:

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Noun

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

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: sikut

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• sicu (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

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/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• 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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iku
• Syllabification: si‧ku

Noun

siku n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) pee (urine)

   Synonym: siusiu

2. (colloquial) an act of urination

   Synonym: siusiu

Related terms

nouns

• sikacz
• sikalnia
• sikanie
• sikawka
• siki
• siklawa

 

verbs

• sikać impf

 

See also

• Synonyms: see Thesaurus:oddawać mocz

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

declension of siku

	singular	plural
nominative	siku	sikukuna
accusative	sikuta	sikukunata
dative	sikuman	sikukunaman
genitive	sikup	sikukunap
locative	sikupi	sikukunapi
terminative	sikukama	sikukunakama
ablative	sikumanta	sikukunamanta
instrumental	sikuwan	sikukunawan
comitative	sikuntin	sikukunantin
abessive	sikunnaq	sikukunannaq
comparative	sikuhina	sikukunahina
causative	sikurayku	sikukunarayku
benefactive	sikupaq	sikukunapaq
associative	sikupura	sikukunapura
distributive	sikunka	sikukunanka
exclusive	sikulla	sikukunalla

possessive forms of siku

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	sikuy	sikuykuna
accusative	sikuyta	sikuykunata
dative	sikuyman	sikuykunaman
genitive	sikuypa	sikuykunap
locative	sikuypi	sikuykunapi
terminative	sikuykama	sikuykunakama
ablative	sikuymanta	sikuykunamanta
instrumental	sikuywan	sikuykunawan
comitative	sikuynintin	sikuykunantin
abessive	sikuyninnaq	sikuykunannaq
comparative	sikuyhina	sikuykunahina
causative	sikuyrayku	sikuykunarayku
benefactive	sikuypaq	sikuykunapaq
associative	sikuypura	sikuykunapura
distributive	sikuyninka	sikuykunanka
exclusive	sikuylla	sikuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	sikuyki	sikuykikuna
accusative	sikuykita	sikuykikunata
dative	sikuykiman	sikuykikunaman
genitive	sikuykipa	sikuykikunap
locative	sikuykipi	sikuykikunapi
terminative	sikuykikama	sikuykikunakama
ablative	sikuykimanta	sikuykikunamanta
instrumental	sikuykiwan	sikuykikunawan
comitative	sikuykintin	sikuykikunantin
abessive	sikuykinnaq	sikuykikunannaq
comparative	sikuykihina	sikuykikunahina
causative	sikuykirayku	sikuykikunarayku
benefactive	sikuykipaq	sikuykikunapaq
associative	sikuykipura	sikuykikunapura
distributive	sikuykinka	sikuykikunanka
exclusive	sikuykilla	sikuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	sikun	sikunkuna
accusative	sikunta	sikunkunata
dative	sikunman	sikunkunaman
genitive	sikunpa	sikunkunap
locative	sikunpi	sikunkunapi
terminative	sikunkama	sikunkunakama
ablative	sikunmanta	sikunkunamanta
instrumental	sikunwan	sikunkunawan
comitative	sikunintin	sikunkunantin
abessive	sikunninnaq	sikunkunannaq
comparative	sikunhina	sikunkunahina
causative	sikunrayku	sikunkunarayku
benefactive	sikunpaq	sikunkunapaq
associative	sikunpura	sikunkunapura
distributive	sikuninka	sikunkunanka
exclusive	sikunlla	sikunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	sikunchik	sikunchikkuna
accusative	sikunchikta	sikunchikkunata
dative	sikunchikman	sikunchikkunaman
genitive	sikunchikpa	sikunchikkunap
locative	sikunchikpi	sikunchikkunapi
terminative	sikunchikkama	sikunchikkunakama
ablative	sikunchikmanta	sikunchikkunamanta
instrumental	sikunchikwan	sikunchikkunawan
comitative	sikunchiknintin	sikunchikkunantin
abessive	sikunchikninnaq	sikunchikkunannaq
comparative	sikunchikhina	sikunchikkunahina
causative	sikunchikrayku	sikunchikkunarayku
benefactive	sikunchikpaq	sikunchikkunapaq
associative	sikunchikpura	sikunchikkunapura
distributive	sikunchikninka	sikunchikkunanka
exclusive	sikunchiklla	sikunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	sikuyku	sikuykukuna
accusative	sikuykuta	sikuykukunata
dative	sikuykuman	sikuykukunaman
genitive	sikuykupa	sikuykukunap
locative	sikuykupi	sikuykukunapi
terminative	sikuykukama	sikuykukunakama
ablative	sikuykumanta	sikuykukunamanta
instrumental	sikuykuwan	sikuykukunawan
comitative	sikuykuntin	sikuykukunantin
abessive	sikuykunnaq	sikuykukunannaq
comparative	sikuykuhina	sikuykukunahina
causative	sikuykurayku	sikuykukunarayku
benefactive	sikuykupaq	sikuykukunapaq
associative	sikuykupura	sikuykukunapura
distributive	sikuykunka	sikuykukunanka
exclusive	sikuykulla	sikuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	sikuykichik	sikuykichikkuna
accusative	sikuykichikta	sikuykichikkunata
dative	sikuykichikman	sikuykichikkunaman
genitive	sikuykichikpa	sikuykichikkunap
locative	sikuykichikpi	sikuykichikkunapi
terminative	sikuykichikkama	sikuykichikkunakama
ablative	sikuykichikmanta	sikuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	sikuykichikwan	sikuykichikkunawan
comitative	sikuykichiknintin	sikuykichikkunantin
abessive	sikuykichikninnaq	sikuykichikkunannaq
comparative	sikuykichikhina	sikuykichikkunahina
causative	sikuykichikrayku	sikuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	sikuykichikpaq	sikuykichikkunapaq
associative	sikuykichikpura	sikuykichikkunapura
distributive	sikuykichikninka	sikuykichikkunanka
exclusive	sikuykichiklla	sikuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	sikunku	sikunkukuna
accusative	sikunkuta	sikunkukunata
dative	sikunkuman	sikunkukunaman
genitive	sikunkupa	sikunkukunap
locative	sikunkupi	sikunkukunapi
terminative	sikunkukama	sikunkukunakama
ablative	sikunkumanta	sikunkukunamanta
instrumental	sikunkuwan	sikunkukunawan
comitative	sikunkuntin	sikunkukunantin
abessive	sikunkunnaq	sikunkukunannaq
comparative	sikunkuhina	sikunkukunahina
causative	sikunkurayku	sikunkukunarayku
benefactive	sikunkupaq	sikunkukunapaq
associative	sikunkupura	sikunkukunapura
distributive	sikunkunka	sikunkukunanka
exclusive	sikunkulla	sikunkukunalla

See also

• sikuwa

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

siku (n class, plural siku)

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

Related terms

• usiku (“night”)

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