kiek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kiek, used chiefly in the diminutive kiekje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kik/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kiek (plural kieke, diminutive kiekie)
- (rare) photo; photograph (usually taken by an amateur photographer)
Usage notes
Its diminutive kiekie is much more commonly used and has become a simplex with its own diminutive form.
Verb
kiek (present kiek, present participle kiekende, past participle gekiek)
- to photograph; to take a picture
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kik/
- Hyphenation: kiek
- Rhymes: -ik
Etymology 1
From the name of Dutch photographer Israël Kiek. Probably reinforced by analogy with kijk (“a look”) and kieken, a dialectal synonym for kijken (“to look”).
Noun
kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) a snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically used for a group scene and/or shot by an amateur photographer
Derived terms
Verb
kiek
- inflection of kieken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Etymology 2
See kieken (“chicken”)
Noun
kiek f (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekje n)
- a chick, young of a domestic fowl or other bird
- a domestic chicken or other fowl
- (figuratively) a dumb 'bird', (notably) female airhead
Synonyms
Etymology 3
From Germanic, perhaps from the root of kodde (“club”). Cognate with West Frisian kijk.
Noun
kiek c (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- a vernacular name for plants of several species:
Synonyms
- zwarte mosterd (Brassica nigra)
- gele kiek (several)
- witte kiek (several)
- look-zonder-look (Alliaria petiolata)
- kiedik (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
Derived terms
- kiekzaad n
- kopkiek (Erysimum cheiranthoides)
- gele kiek
- witte kiek
Etymology 4
Clipping of kiekendief.
Noun
kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)
- (birdwatching slang) clipping of kiekendief
Related terms
Etymology 5
Noun
kiek m (plural kieks, diminutive kiekje n)
- (Suriname, colloquial, idiomatic) something that is amusing, fun, or giving a nice sensation
- Gaan we een kiek zetten? ― Do you want to have fun?
Derived terms
- een kiek nemen
- een kiek vangen
- een kiek zetten
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiːk/
Audio: (file)
Verb
kiek
Lithuanian
Etymology
From an apocope of ki̇́eka, the nominative and accusative singular neutral form of ki̇́ekas (“how big”), which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (“who, what”), though the exact morphology is unclear.[1]
Pronunciation
Determiner
ki̇́ek
Derived terms
- kiẽkis (“amount”)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “ki̇́ek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 284