kwik

English

Adjective

kwik (comparative kwiker, superlative kwikest)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of quick.

Usage notes

Phonemic spelling, generally used in commercial names, like Kwik Meal.

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Hg Previous: goud (Au)
Next: tallium (Tl)

Etymology

From Dutch kwik, short for kwikzilver.

Noun

kwik (uncountable)

  1. mercury

Dutch

Chemical element
Hg Previous: goud (Au)
Next: thallium (Tl)

Etymology

From kwikzilver.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

kwik n (uncountable)

  1. the element mercury

Synonyms

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkwɪ˦ɡ]

Noun

kwik n

  1. (uncountable) mercury
  2. A part of mercury

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian quik, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“living; active”). More at quick.

Adjective

kwik

  1. perk; nimble

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English quick.

Adjective

kwik

  1. quick
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