tikka

English

Etymology

From Hindi टिक्का (ṭikkā), ultimately from Persian [script needed] (tikka).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɪk.ə/, /tiː.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkə or Rhymes: -iːkə

Noun

tikka (plural tikkas)

  1. A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Related to Veps tik.

Noun

tikka

  1. woodpecker (bird in the family Picidae)
  2. dart (sharp-pointed missile used in the games of darts and tikanheitto)

Declension

Inflection of tikka (Kotus type 9/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative tikka tikat
genitive tikan tikkojen
partitive tikkaa tikkoja
illative tikkaan tikkoihin
singular plural
nominative tikka tikat
accusative nom. tikka tikat
gen. tikan
genitive tikan tikkojen
tikkainrare
partitive tikkaa tikkoja
inessive tikassa tikoissa
elative tikasta tikoista
illative tikkaan tikkoihin
adessive tikalla tikoilla
ablative tikalta tikoilta
allative tikalle tikoille
essive tikkana tikkoina
translative tikaksi tikoiksi
instructive — tikoin
abessive tikatta tikoitta
comitative — tikkoineen

Hyponyms

  • (bird of the family Picidae): in addition to all birds ending in -tikka: afrikantikkanen, käenpiika, palokärki, poimija, tikkanen, tulikärki, tulitöyhtö, töyhtöpoimija

Derived terms

Compounds
  • kultatikka
  • kuubanvihertikka
  • käpytikka
  • kääpiötikka
  • maatikka
  • mahlatikka
  • okinawantikka
  • pitkänokkatikka

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

tikka

  1. woodpecker

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

tikka

  1. simple past of tikke
  2. past participle of tikke
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