ciki

Hungarian

Etymology

From cvikli (“tight squeeze, difficult situation”), from German Zwickel (“gore, a triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡siki]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ki

Adjective

ciki (comparative cikibb, superlative legcikibb)

  1. (slang) embarrassing, uncool, awkward (causing embarrassment)

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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