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{{also|sika-|šika|ŝika|sīka|siká|sīkā|siką́|Sika}}
==English==
[[File:Cervus_nippon_03_by_Line1.jpg|thumb|A Formosan '''sika''']]

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsiːkə/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sika.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːkə|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|seeker|aa=non-rhotic}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|ja|鹿||tr=shika|deer}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|s|sika}}

# {{taxfmt|Cervus nippon|species}}, a deer found in the forests of [[East Asia]]
#: {{syn|en|Japanese deer|sika deer}}

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{l|en|Sika}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|deer}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|japaninkauris}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sika|f}}, {{t+|pl|jeleń wschodni|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|carw sica|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etystub|en}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|s|sika}}

# A traditional [[Bangladesh]]i hanging basket
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Sirajul Islam|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QvxtAAAAMAAJ|volume=7|isbn=9843205820|page=207
|passage=In the past '''sikas''' were made within the family and its purchase and sale was not so noticeable.}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Often italicized as a foreign borrowing.

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Sika Deer}}
* {{specieslite|Cervus nippon|i=1}}
* {{comcatlite|Cervus nippon|i=1}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aiks|AKIs|KIAS|KIAs|Saki|aiks|saki}}

{{c|en|Cervids}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
{{eo-IPA}}

===Adjective===
{{eo-head}}

# [[Sikh]]
#* {{quote-journal
|eo
|year=2002
|month=February
|title=Irlandaj sikoj razas sin
|author=GMA
|magazine=w:Monato
|issn=0772-456X
|oclc=12892852
|page=17
|passage={{l|eo|tiele|Tiele}}, la '''sikaj''' {{l|eo|viro|viroj}} {{l|eo|malĝoje}} {{l|eo|ĉesas}} {{l|eo|surporti}} {{l|eo|turbano|turbanon}} kaj {{l|eo|unuafoje}} en la {{l|eo|vivo}} {{l|eo|viziti|vizitas}} {{l|eo|barbiro|barbirojn}} por {{l|eo|fortondigi}} la {{l|eo|hararo|hararon}} kaj {{l|eo|barbo|barbon}}.
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|eo|siko}}

[[Category:eo:Sikhism]]

==Finnish==
[[File:Pig farm Vampula 9.jpg|thumb]]

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*cika}}. Cognate with {{cog|et|siga}}, {{cog|liv|sigā}}, {{cog|vro|tsiga}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Noun===
{{fi-noun}}

# [[pig]], [[swine]]
# {{synonym of|fi|sianliha||pork}}
# {{lb|fi|derogatory}} [[pig]], [[swine]] {{gloss|term for a person}}
#: {{syn|fi|sikailija}}
# {{lb|fi|derogatory|slang}} [[police officer]]

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-kala|si|k||a}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|fi
|emäsika
|hirvisika
|lihasika
|maasika
|merisika
|metsäsika
|minisika
|muurahaissika
|napasika
|pahkasika
|pensselisika
|piikkisika
|pussisika
|sianharjas
|sianhoito
|sianjalostus
|siankasvattaja
|siankasvatus
|siankuonolepakko
|siankyljys
|siankylki
|siankärsämö
|sianliha
|sianmarja
|sianmustikka
|sianpieremä
|sianpuola
|sianpuolukka
|sianruoka
|siansaksa
|siansaparo
|siansivu
|siansorkka
|siansuoli
|sika-nautajauheliha
|sikaeläin
|sikaflunssa
|sikahalpa
|sikahirvi
|sikahumala
|sikailla
|sikainfluenssa
|sikala
|Sikala
|sikalauma
|sikamainen
|sikamokka
|sikanauta
|Sikanen
|sikapossu
|sikarotu
|sikarutto
|sikaruusu
|sikasiisti
|sikatalous
|sikatarha
|sikatila
|sikolauma
|sikolätti
|sikopaimen
|sikotarha
|sikotauti
|sovinistisika
|teurassika
|tryffelisika
|vesisika
|villisika
|yorkshiresika
}}

===See also===
{{col4|fi
|sika-
|emakko
|karju
|porsas
|possu
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KTSK|accessdate=2023-07-03}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=aiks|-ksia|aski|kasi|kisa}}

==Garo==

===Verb===
{{head|grt|verb}}

# to [[sew]]

==Gun==
[[Image:GoldNuggetUSGOV.jpg|thumb|'''Síká''' ɖòkpó / '''Síká''' dòpó]]

===Etymology===
Cognates include {{cog|fon|síká}}, {{cog|sxw|sìká}}, {{cog|ajg|shika}}, {{cog|ee|sika}}. Compare {{cog|ak|sika|t=gold, money}}, {{cog|kbp|sika}}, {{cog|las|sɨka}}, {{cog|nko|sika|t=gold, money}}, {{cog|keu|sɩka-yǝ}}, {{cog|ife|siká}}, {{cog|acd|sika|t=gold, money}}, {{cog|kdh|siká}}, {{cog|nmz|sìká}}, {{cog|hag|suga}}

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|guw|/sí.ká/}}

===Noun===
{{head|guw|noun|head=síká|plural|síká lɛ́|or|síká lẹ́}}

# [[gold]]

==Ido==

===Etymology===
{{io-bor|eo=seka||sec||secco||seco|nodot=1}}, ultimately from {{der|io|la|siccus}}, from {{der|io|ine-pro|*seyk-}}. The initial ''e'' was changed to ''i'' so not to interfere with {{m|io|sekar}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{io-IPA}}

===Adjective===
{{io-adj}}

# [[dry]] {{gloss|not wet}}
#: {{ant|io|aquoza|humida}}

==Ilocano==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ilo|/ˈsi.ka/}}
* {{hyphenation|ilo|si|ka}}

====Noun====
{{ilo-noun|síka|pl=siksika}}

# [[dysentery]], [[diarrhea]]
#: {{syn|ilo|buris}}

=====Conjugation=====
{{ilo-infl-noun|sika|siksika|e=v}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|tl|agsika}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|ilo|map-pro|*si}} and {{inh|ilo|poz-pro|*ka}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ilo|/siˈka/}}

====Pronoun====
{{ilo-head|pronoun|siká}}

# {{n-g|Second-person singular absolutive independent pronoun}}; [[you]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ilo|siksika}}

=====See also=====
{{ilo-personal pronouns}}

{{cln|ilo|2-syllable words}}

==Ingrian==
[[Image:All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sika.]]

===Etymology===
From {{inh|izh|urj-fin-pro|*cika}}. Cognates include {{cog|fi|sika}} and {{cog|et|siga}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{izh-p}}

===Noun===
{{head|izh|noun}}

# [[pig]]
# A certain [[card game]], where players take turns drawing cards from the deck and try to discard them.

====Declension====
{{izh-decl/kana|k|}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|izh
|metsäsika|sianallas|kullisika|sikamees|imikkosika|sikamarja|sikain|heinäsika|siansorkka|siantappajaiset|sianmarja|sianporsas|sianpoola}}

===References===
* {{R:izh:Tumansky:1790|сига|page=679}}
* {{R:izh:Junus:1936|page=59}}
* {{R:izh:Nirvi:1971|page=523}}
* {{R:izh:Konkova:2014|page=82}}

{{C|izh|Even-toed ungulates|Card games}}

==Kituba==

===Noun===
{{head|ktu|noun}}

# [[place]], [[locality]]

==Lingala==

===Adverb===
{{head|ln|adverbs}}

# [[now]], [[current]]

==Miskito==

===Noun===
{{head|miq|noun}}

# [[medicine]]

[[Category:miq:Medicine]]

==Northern Ndebele==

===Verb===
{{nd-verb}}

# to [[cut]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|nd|verb}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Verb===
{{head|nn|verb|cat2=strong verbs|cat3=class 1 strong verbs|cat4=weak verbs|present tense|sik|or|sikar|or|siker|past tense|seik|or|sika|or|sikt|supine|sike|or|sika|or|sikt|past participle|siken|or|sika|or|sikt|present participle|sikande|imperative|sik}}

# {{alt form|nocap=1|nn|sike}}

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-form}}

# {{infl of|nn|sik|g=f||def|s}}
# {{infl of|nn|sik|g=n||def|p}}

==Polish==

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-p}}

===Verb===
{{head|pl|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|pl|sikać||3s|pres}}

==Votic==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vot|urj-fin-pro|*cika}}. Cognate with {{cog|fi|sika}}, {{cog|et|siga}}, {{cog|vro|tsiga}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{vot-p}}

===Noun===
{{vot-noun}}

# [[pig]]

====Inflection====
{{vot-decl/jalkõ|k|g}}

===References===
* {{R:vot:VKS}}

{{topics|vot|Mammals}}

==Xhosa==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|xh}}

===Verb===
{{xh-verb|síka}}

# {{lb|xh|transitive}} to [[cut]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|xh|verb}}

==Zulu==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|zu}}

===Verb===
{{zu-verb|síka}}

# {{lb|zu|transitive}} to [[cut]]
# {{lb|zu|transitive}} to [[imitate]], to [[mimic]]
#: {{syn|zu|lingisa|alt1=-lingisa}}

====Inflection====
{{zu-infl-verb|H}}

===References===
* {{R:zu:ZED||3.9}}