किचकिच

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, a reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪt͡ʃ.kɪt͡ʃ/

Noun

किचकिच • (kickic) f (Urdu spelling کچکچ)

  1. grating sound, crunching sound
  2. nagging, enervating and contemptuous objections and arguments (over trifling matters)
    Synonym: किट-किट (kiṭ-kiṭ)
    भाइयों में किचकिच ― bhāiyõ mẽ kickic ― wrangle among brothers
  3. clamminess, stickiness, muddiness or other similar repugnant aura
    Synonym: किचपिच (kicpic)
    बारिश में हर जगह किचकिच हो जाती है। ― bāriś mẽ har jagah kickic ho jātī hai. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

  • किचकिचाना (kickicānā)
  • किचकिचाहट (kickicāhaṭ)
  • किचकिचिया (kickiciyā)
  • किचकिची (kickicī)

References

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