चीक

See also: चक, चाक, चाकू, चाक़ू, चीकू, चूक, चूंकि, चेक, चैक, चोक, and चौक

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Gujarati ચીક (cīk), Hindustani چِیکَٹ (cīkaṭ) / चीकट (cīkaṭ), Sindhi چِڪَڙُ / चिकड़ु, Punjabi ਚਿੱਕੜ (cikkaṛ) / چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕik/, [t͡ɕiːk]

Noun

चीक • (cīk) m

1. sap or gum of plants
2. colostrum (the first few days' milk of an animal immediately after calving)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चीक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चीक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikka²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press