pika

See also: Pika, píka, píkǎ, and pika-

English

An American pika

Etymology

From French, from an Evenki word which Peter Simon Pallas transcribes as piika or peeka, but which cannot be found in modern dictionaries.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪkə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪkə

Noun

pika (plural pikas)

  1. Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

Derived terms

  • black-lipped pika
  • plateau pika

Translations

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

From Latin pica.

Noun

pika

  1. magpie

Alternative forms

Breton

Verb

pika

  1. prick

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪka]
  • Rhymes: -ɪka
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ka

Etymology 1

Noun

pika f

  1. Obsolete form of píka.
    • 1873 September 2, “Nauka o zbrani”, in Vlasť, volume III, number 35, page 1:
      Ratiště pik nesmí míti suků, musí býti ohebné a bez kazů.
      Shafts of pikes must not have knots, they must be flexible and without flaws.

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

pika f

  1. American pika, Ochotona princepsWP WSp Commons (species within the family Ochotonidae)
    • 2002 February 5, Ivo Budil, “Pišťuchu ohrožuje oteplování Země”, in Vesmír, number 12, page 709:
      Sledování života pik v posledním půlstoletí naznačuje, že je může vyhubit už nepatrné zvýšení teploty na Zemi.
      Research of the life of American pikas in the last half-century suggests that even a minute increase of the Earth's temperature can make them extinct.

Declension

Hypernyms
  • (genera Vulpes and Urocyon): živočichové – regnum; strunatci – phylum; čtyřnožci – superclassis; savci – class; zajícovití – order; pišťuchovití – family; pišťucha – genus

Further reading

  • pika in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Esperanto

Adjective

pika (accusative singular pikan, plural pikaj, accusative plural pikajn)

  1. (card games) of the suit of spades (♠).
    la pika aso
    the ace of spades

Estonian

Adjective

pika

  1. Genitive singular form of pikk.

Finnish

Etymology 1

See English entry above

Noun

pika

  1. A pika.
  2. In plural (pikat), the taxonomic family Ochotonidae.
Declension
Inflection of pika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative pika pikat
genitive pikan pikojen
partitive pikaa pikoja
illative pikaan pikoihin
singular plural
nominative pika pikat
accusative nom. pika pikat
gen. pikan
genitive pikan pikojen
pikainrare
partitive pikaa pikoja
inessive pikassa pikoissa
elative pikasta pikoista
illative pikaan pikoihin
adessive pikalla pikoilla
ablative pikalta pikoilta
allative pikalle pikoille
essive pikana pikoina
translative pikaksi pikoiksi
instructive — pikoin
abessive pikatta pikoitta
comitative — pikoineen
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

pika-

  1. See: pika-

Anagrams

French

Noun

pika m (plural pikas)

  1. pika

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpikɒ]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ka

Noun

pika (plural pikák)

  1. lance

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative pika pikák
accusative pikát pikákat
dative pikának pikáknak
instrumental pikával pikákkal
causal-final pikáért pikákért
translative pikává pikákká
terminative pikáig pikákig
essive-formal pikaként pikákként
essive-modal — —
inessive pikában pikákban
superessive pikán pikákon
adessive pikánál pikáknál
illative pikába pikákba
sublative pikára pikákra
allative pikához pikákhoz
elative pikából pikákból
delative pikáról pikákról
ablative pikától pikáktól
Possessive forms of pika
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. pikám pikáim
2nd person sing. pikád pikáid
3rd person sing. pikája pikái
1st person plural pikánk pikáink
2nd person plural pikátok pikáitok
3rd person plural pikájuk pikáik

Latvian

Noun

piramīda ar sniega pikām

pika f (4th declension)

  1. lump
  2. snowball
  3. pat
  4. clod
  5. clump
  6. chunk
  7. cob
  8. clot

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

pika m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of pike

Pamosu

Noun

pika

  1. ear

Further reading

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

pika

  1. pain

Polish

A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲi.ka/

Noun

pika f

  1. pike (a very long thrusting spear formerly used extensively by infantry)

Declension

  • pikinier
  • pikinierski

See also

  • gizarma
  • glewia
  • halabarda
  • kontarion
  • kopia
  • korseka
  • lanca
  • młot lucereński
  • partyzana
  • rohatyna
  • runka
  • spisa friulska
  • szponton

Noun

pika m inan

  1. genitive singular of pik
  2. (nonstandard, colloquial) accusative singular of pik (a spade in card games)

Further reading

  • pika in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Verb

-pika (infinitive kupika)

  1. To cook

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pika
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupika kutopika
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative pika pikeni
Habitual hupika
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipika
nalipika		 tulipika
twalipika		 ulipika
walipika		 mlipika
mwalipika		 alipika walipika ulipika ilipika lilipika yalipika kilipika vilipika ilipika zilipika ulipika kulipika palipika mulipika
Relative niliopika
naliopika		 tuliopika
twaliopika		 uliopika
waliopika		 mliopika
mwaliopika		 aliopika waliopika uliopika iliopika liliopika yaliopika kiliopika viliopika iliopika ziliopika uliopika kuliopika paliopika muliopika
Negative sikupika hatukupika hukupika hamkupika hakupika hawakupika haukupika haikupika halikupika hayakupika hakikupika havikupika haikupika hazikupika haukupika hakukupika hapakupika hamukupika
Present
Positive ninapika
napika		 tunapika unapika mnapika anapika wanapika unapika inapika linapika yanapika kinapika vinapika inapika zinapika unapika kunapika panapika munapika
Relative ninaopika
naopika		 tunaopika unaopika mnaopika anaopika wanaopika unaopika inaopika linaopika yanaopika kinaopika vinaopika inaopika zinaopika unaopika kunaopika panaopika munaopika
Negative sipiki hatupiki hupiki hampiki hapiki hawapiki haupiki haipiki halipiki hayapiki hakipiki havipiki haipiki hazipiki haupiki hakupiki hapapiki hamupiki
Future
Positive nitapika tutapika utapika mtapika atapika watapika utapika itapika litapika yatapika kitapika vitapika itapika zitapika utapika kutapika patapika mutapika
Relative nitakaopika tutakaopika utakaopika mtakaopika atakaopika watakaopika utakaopika itakaopika litakaopika yatakaopika kitakaopika vitakaopika itakaopika zitakaopika utakaopika kutakaopika patakaopika mutakaopika
Negative sitapika hatutapika hutapika hamtapika hatapika hawatapika hautapika haitapika halitapika hayatapika hakitapika havitapika haitapika hazitapika hautapika hakutapika hapatapika hamutapika
Subjunctive
Positive nipike tupike upike mpike apike wapike upike ipike lipike yapike kipike vipike ipike zipike upike kupike papike mupike
Negative nisipike tusipike usipike msipike asipike wasipike usipike isipike lisipike yasipike kisipike visipike isipike zisipike usipike kusipike pasipike musipike
Present Conditional
Positive ningepika tungepika ungepika mngepika angepika wangepika ungepika ingepika lingepika yangepika kingepika vingepika ingepika zingepika ungepika kungepika pangepika mungepika
Negative nisingepika
singepika		 tusingepika
hatungepika		 usingepika
hungepika		 msingepika
hamngepika		 asingepika
hangepika		 wasingepika
hawangepika		 usingepika
haungepika		 isingepika
haingepika		 lisingepika
halingepika		 yasingepika
hayangepika		 kisingepika
hakingepika		 visingepika
havingepika		 isingepika
haingepika		 zisingepika
hazingepika		 usingepika
haungepika		 kusingepika
hakungepika		 pasingepika
hapangepika		 musingepika
hamungepika
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipika tungalipika ungalipika mngalipika angalipika wangalipika ungalipika ingalipika lingalipika yangalipika kingalipika vingalipika ingalipika zingalipika ungalipika kungalipika pangalipika mungalipika
Negative nisingalipika
singalipika		 tusingalipika
hatungalipika		 usingalipika
hungalipika		 msingalipika
hamngalipika		 asingalipika
hangalipika		 wasingalipika
hawangalipika		 usingalipika
haungalipika		 isingalipika
haingalipika		 lisingalipika
halingalipika		 yasingalipika
hayangalipika		 kisingalipika
hakingalipika		 visingalipika
havingalipika		 isingalipika
haingalipika		 zisingalipika
hazingalipika		 usingalipika
haungalipika		 kusingalipika
hakungalipika		 pasingalipika
hapangalipika		 musingalipika
hamungalipika
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipika tungelipika ungelipika mngelipika angelipika wangelipika ungelipika ingelipika lingelipika yangelipika kingelipika vingelipika ingelipika zingelipika ungelipika kungelipika pangelipika mungelipika
General Relative
Positive nipikao tupikao upikao mpikao apikao wapikao upikao ipikao lipikao yapikao kipikao vipikao ipikao zipikao upikao kupikao papikao mupikao
Negative nisiopika tusiopika usiopika msiopika asiopika wasiopika usiopika isiopika lisiopika yasiopika kisiopika visiopika isiopika zisiopika usiopika kusiopika pasiopika musiopika
Gnomic
Positive napika twapika wapika mwapika apika wapika wapika yapika lapika yapika chapika vyapika yapika zapika wapika kwapika papika mwapika
Perfect
Positive nimepika tumepika umepika mmepika amepika wamepika umepika imepika limepika yamepika kimepika vimepika imepika zimepika umepika kumepika pamepika mumepika
"Already"
Positive nimeshapika tumeshapika umeshapika mmeshapika ameshapika wameshapika umeshapika imeshapika limeshapika yameshapika kimeshapika vimeshapika imeshapika zimeshapika umeshapika kumeshapika pameshapika mumeshapika
"Not yet"
Negative sijapika hatujapika hujapika hamjapika hajapika hawajapika haujapika haijapika halijapika hayajapika hakijapika havijapika haijapika hazijapika haujapika hakujapika hapajapika hamujapika
"If/When"
Positive nikipika tukipika ukipika mkipika akipika wakipika ukipika ikipika likipika yakipika kikipika vikipika ikipika zikipika ukipika kukipika pakipika mukipika
"If not"
Negative nisipopika tusipopika usipopika msipopika asipopika wasipopika usipopika isipopika lisipopika yasipopika kisipopika visipopika isipopika zisipopika usipopika kusipopika pasipopika musipopika
Consecutive
Positive nikapika tukapika ukapika mkapika akapika wakapika ukapika ikapika likapika yakapika kikapika vikapika ikapika zikapika ukapika kukapika pakapika mukapika
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Waray-Waray

Noun

piká

  1. fist blow
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