ĉikani

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French chicaner, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną. Compare German schikanieren, Polish szykanować.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈkani]
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Hyphenation: ĉi‧ka‧ni

Verb

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ĉikani (present ĉikanas, past ĉikanis, future ĉikanos, conditional ĉikanus, volitive ĉikanu)

  1. (transitive) to quibble, to cavil at (to complain or argue for frivolous reasons)
  2. (transitive) to bully
  3. (archaic, intransitive) to gossip

Usage notes

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The 1894 Univerala Vortaro defined this root as "gossip", though it means "quibble" in international usage.[1]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, published 1987, →ISBN, page 159