gik

See also: GİK

Cornish

Etymology

From Cornish dialect English geek (“to look, peep, stare intently”).

Noun

gik m (plural gikys)

1. peep

Derived terms

• heb gul gik na mik (“stock-still”)
• na gik na mik (“not a sound”)

Mutation

Mutation of gik

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
gik	ik	unchanged	kik	hik

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “gik” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡik/, [ˈɡ̊iɡ̊]

Verb

gik

1. past of gå

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝɪk/

Pronoun

gik

1. (personal pronoun, dative, accusative) alternative form of jû

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kik˥/
• Tone numbers: gig⁷
• Hyphenation: gik

Etymology 1

Adjective

gik (Sawndip forms 𰔅 or ⿰其手 or ⿰不居 or 㥍 or 恄 or ⿱吉心 or 极 or 吉, 1957–1982 spelling gik)

1. lazy

   Synonyms: hwetraez, (dialectal) gyanx, (dialectal) roegrad

Etymology 2

From Chinese 激 (MC kek).

Verb

gik (Sawndip forms 㥛 or 亟, 1957–1982 spelling gik)

1. to anger; to make mad; to tick off
2. to mock; to ridicule

   Synonym: (dialectal) gig

3. to encourage; to motivate

Etymology 3

Noun

gik (1957–1982 spelling gik)

1. clod of earth made from ploughing

   Synonyms: (dialectal) buenqcae, (dialectal) fwenqcae, (dialectal) gangjga

2. sod
3. adobe; mud brick