Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch mikken, from Middle Dutch micken, from Old Dutch *mikken, from Proto-Germanic *mikjaną.

Verb

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mik (present mik, present participle mikkende, past participle gemik)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to aim, to target
    • 1980, "Herinneringe van Genl Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit DSO.", part 1, Militaria, vol. 10, issue 2, page 18.
      Eensklaps tref 'n kartets die grond langs ons, vermoedelik gemik na die pantserkar voor.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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mik (plural mikke)

  1. A forked branch or stick.
    • 2016, Alma Carstens, Ver anderkant Wiesenhof:
      Die pophuis in die een hoek was LizeMari se geskenk op haar sesde verjaarsdag, en die boomhuis in die groot mik van die akkerboom het hy vir hulle gebou toe Kara hoërskool toe is.
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  2. (informal) A groin, a crotch.
    • 1997, Johann de Lange, editor, Soort soek soort. 'n Versameling alternatiewe ervarings, page 127:
      Sy, wat 'n paar uur tevore in die nag nog met 'n gulsige, nat mond oor haar bene en tot in haar mik gesoen het.
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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin amīcus (friend).[1]

Noun

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mik m (plural miq, definite miku, definite plural miqtë); feminine equivalent mike

  1. friend
    Ky është miku im. (Tosk)
    Qiky âsht miki jêm. (Gheg)
    This is my friend.
    • 2010, Nora Istrefi, Dy shokë, Entermedia, pages:
      Si një mik, si një shokë e jo me shumë
      Like a friend, like a friend no longer

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mik”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 266

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin mīcha, from Latin mīca (crumb).

Noun

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mik m (plural mikken, diminutive mikje n)

  1. loaf of bread
  2. (informal) mouth, mug
  3. (informal) stomach (organ)
    Synonym: maag
  4. (nautical) pump-cheek
Descendants
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  • Russian: мик (mik)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mik

  1. inflection of mikken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Garo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mik ~ mjak.

Usage notes

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-mik- is a bound lemma and cannot be used on its own.

Noun

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mik

  1. (anatomy) eye, face
  2. sight, vision

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References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
  • Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
  • Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

Gothic

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Romanization

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mik

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺

Hungarian

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Etymology

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mi (what)-k (plural suffix)

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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mik

  1. nominative plural of mi
    Mik ezek?What are these?

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *mek (me), accusative of *ek (I). Cognate with Old English meċ, Old Saxon mik, Old High German mih, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik).

Pronoun

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mik

  1. me (first-person accusative singular personal pronoun)

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Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *miz.

Pronoun

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mik

  1. (accusative) me

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Descendants

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  • German Low German: mik

Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mik.

Pronoun

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mik

  1. me (first-person accusative/dative singular personal pronoun)

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Ottawa

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Etymology

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cf. Ojibwe amik

Noun

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mik anim

  1. beaver

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 482