eek

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēk, IPA(key): /iːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ik/ (Etymology 1, also) /iː/, /i/ Homophone: eke Rhymes: -iːk, -iː === Etymology 1 === Imitative ==== Interjection ==== eek (onomatopoeia) Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books). Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise. Representing the shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== eek (third-person singular simple present eeks, present participle eeking, simple past and past participle eeked) (onomatopoeia) To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation. (slang, ethnic slur, offensive) Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish. ==== See also ==== ook eep meep === Etymology 2 === Clipping of ecaf (“face”), from face via backslang. ==== Noun ==== eek (plural eeks) (Polari) A face. How bona to vada your eek! ― How good to see your face! ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:countenance === Etymology 3 === ==== Adverb ==== eek (not comparable) Alternative form of eke (“also”). === Anagrams === Kee, eke, kee == Atong (India) == === Etymology === From Hindi एक (ek). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːk/ === Numeral === eek (Bengali script এঽক) one ==== Synonyms ==== sa rongsa wan === References === van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 3. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch eec. Doublet of eik (“oak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːk/ Hyphenation: eek Rhymes: -eːk === Noun === eek f (plural eken, diminutive eekje n) oak bark ==== Synonyms ==== eikenschors == Middle English == === Adverb === eek alternative form of ek 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 5-6. == Tedim Chin == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔeek. === Noun === eek dung excrement === References === Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip