iik

Chuukese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

iik

1. fish

Finnish

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːk/, [ˈiːk]
• Rhymes: -iːk
• Syllabification^(key): iik

Interjection

iik!

1. eek! (scream)

   Iik! Hiiri! ― Eek! A mouse!

Further reading

• “iik”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• iki, iki-, kii

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēk (compare Föhr-Amrum North Frisian iikebuum and West Frisian iik).

Noun

iik f (plural iike)

1. (Mooring) oak, oak tree

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːk/

Noun

iik c (plural iken, diminutive iikje)

1. oak

Further reading

• “iik”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yup'ik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ik/, [ˈiːk]
• Hyphenation: iik

Noun

iik

1. inflection of ii:
   1. absolutive dual
   2. relative dual

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (2012) chapter II, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN