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
  • Hyphenation(key): iik

Interjection

iik!

  1. eek! (scream)
    Iik! Hiiri!Eek! A mouse!

Further reading

Anagrams

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēk. Cognates include 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) “ii”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN