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hik

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ik/, [ik]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hik/, [ɦik]

Pronoun

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hik

  1. ergative of hi

Danish

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Etymology

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From the verb hikke (to hiccup).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hik n (singular definite hikket, plural indefinite hik)

  1. hiccup (spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound)

Inflection

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Verb

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hik

  1. imperative of hikke

Dutch

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Etymology

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Imitative

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪk
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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hik m (plural hikken, diminutive hikje n)

  1. hiccup

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hik
  • Papiamentu: hik

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hik]
  • Hyphenation: hik

Interjection

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hik

  1. imitates the sound of a hiccup.

See also

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  • hiki (to hiccup)

Finnish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeicized from hikka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhik/, [ˈhik]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Hyphenation(key): hik

Interjection

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hik

  1. (onomatopoeic) hic
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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See hika (to hesitate).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hik n (genitive singular hiks, no plural)

  1. irresolution, indecision, hesitation

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • hika (to hesitate, to waver)
  • hikun (hesitation)
  • hikorð (filler word)

O'odham

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.

Noun

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hik

  1. navel