čik

See also: cik, ci·k, and -cik

Prasuni

Alternative forms

• čix (Zumu)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃik/ (tone class B)

Noun

čik (Pronz)

1. ladder

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From dialectal German Tschik, from French chique.

Noun

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)

Declension

Declension of čik

	singular	plural
nominative	čik	čikovi
genitive	čika	čikova
dative	čiku	čikovima
accusative	čik	čikove
vocative	čiče	čikovi
locative	čiku	čikovima
instrumental	čikom	čikovima

Derived terms

• čȉk pàuza

Etymology 2

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

čȉk

1. if you dare
2. I dare you

Derived terms

• čȉkati (“to challenge”)