tjuk

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī. Cognates include West Frisian tsjok and German dick.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tjʊk/
  • Hyphenation: tjuk
  • Rhymes: -ʊk

Adjective

tjuk (inflected tjukke, comparative tjukker, superlative tjukst)

  1. thick
  2. viscous
  3. pregnant

Antonyms

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “tjuk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʉ̀ːkʲ]
    Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kjúka.

Noun

tjuk f

  1. polypore
Derived terms
  • gåstjuk
  • snjösktjuk
  • frusktjuk

Etymology 2

From Finnish tiuku.

Noun

tjuk f

  1. bell, tinkle (around the horse's neck)
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