čik

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See also: cik, ci·k, and -cik

Prasuni

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *criti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćritíš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to incline, lean).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃik/ (tone class B)

Noun

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čik (Pronz)[1]

  1. ladder

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “č′ik”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From dialectal German Tschik, from French chique.

Noun

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čȉk m (Cyrillic spelling чи̏к)

  1. (colloquial) cigarette stub
    Synonym: (standard word) òpušak
    • 2004, Hrvoje Hitrec, Kolarovi, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, page 655:
      Kako se samo smijao − pogne Adem glavu, rasplače se i čik mu ispadne iz usta.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چيق (çık), equivalent to modern Turkish çık, imperative of çıkmak but also an interjection in its own right since Old Turkic times.

Interjection

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čȉk

  1. if you dare
  2. I dare you
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