ciek

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ciek
    Ordinal : kaciek

Etymology

From earlier *ciat, further etymology unclear (possibly cognate to Malay sayat (to slice (someone's body))).[1]

Numeral

ciek

  1. one

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Anderbeck, Karl Ronald (2008) Malay Dialects of the Batanghari River Basin (Jambi, Sumatra)

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tekas, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷos, from *tekʷ-. By surface analysis, deverbal from ciec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: ciek

Noun

ciek m inan

  1. watercourse

Declension

adjectives

Further reading

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