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kwik

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)

Noun

kwik (uncountable)

  1. mercury

Dutch

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology

From kwikzilver.

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