hiccup

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• /ˈhɪkʌp/
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• /ˈhɪkəp/
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• homophone: hiccough
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• CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 K AH0 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Akin to Scots hick, hix (“hiccup”), West Frisian hik (“hiccup”), Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Middle Low German hükup, huckup, hueckup (modern Low German hick (“hiccup”)), German hicksen (“to hiccup”, verb), Alemannic German Hidsgi (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”), Swedish hicka (“hiccup”), hicka (“to hiccup”, verb), Icelandic hiksti (“hiccup”). Displaced yex, from Middle English yexen, ȝisken, ȝixen, ȝoxen (“to hiccup”), from Old English ġiscian, ġeocsian (“to hiccup”).

283 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: а́ицәкьысра (áicwkjʼəsra) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Abkhaz: ахәылкьы́сра (axwəlkjʼə́sra) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Afrikaans: hik — spasm of the diaphragm
• Albanian: lemzë — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: حَازُوقَة (ḥāzūqa) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: فُوَاق (fuwāq) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: زغطة (zuġuTTa) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: بفاق, بو فاق (bufāg) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: فهيقة (fuhēga) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Arabic: فواقة (fuwwāqa) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Armenian: զկռտոց (zkṙtocʻ) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Aromanian: sugljits — spasm of the diaphragm
• Assamese: হেঁকটি (hẽkoti) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Assamese: হিঁকটি (hĩkoti) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Asturian: hipu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Asturian: sollutu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Asturian: relluezu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Asturian: sipu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Balinese: cekutan — spasm of the diaphragm
• Bangi: liseséku — spasm of the diaphragm
• Basque: zotin — spasm of the diaphragm
• Belarusian: ікаўка (ikawka) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Bengali: হেঁচকা (hẽcka) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Bengali: হেঁচকি (hẽcki) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Central Bikol: sinok — spasm of the diaphragm
• Bulgarian: хълцане (hǎlcane) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Burmese: ကြို့ထိုးခြင်း (krui.htui:hkrang:) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Buryat: зоходолго (zoxodolgo) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Catalan: singlot — spasm of the diaphragm
• Cebuano: sid-ok — spasm of the diaphragm
• Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎫᏯᏍᏗ (uwaguyasdi) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Chinese Cantonese: 打思噎 (daa2 si1 jik1) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Chinese Cantonese: 打思肊 (daa2 si1 jik1) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝(兒) /打嗝(儿) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Chinese Mandarin: 呃逆 (ènì) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Crimean Tatar: qıltıq — spasm of the diaphragm
• Crimean Tatar: çıqrıq — spasm of the diaphragm
• Czech: škytnutí — spasm of the diaphragm
• Czech: škytavka — spasm of the diaphragm
• Danish: hikke — spasm of the diaphragm
• Danish: hik — spasm of the diaphragm
• Dutch: hik — spasm of the diaphragm
• Dzongkha: ཧིག་ཀུ (hig ku) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Esperanto: singulto — spasm of the diaphragm
• Estonian: luksumine — spasm of the diaphragm
• Estonian: luksatus — spasm of the diaphragm
• Faroese: hist — spasm of the diaphragm
• Faroese: histi — spasm of the diaphragm
• Faroese: histan — spasm of the diaphragm
• Finnish: hikka — spasm of the diaphragm
• Finnish: nikotus — spasm of the diaphragm
• French: hoquet — spasm of the diaphragm
• Friulian: sangloç — spasm of the diaphragm
• Galician: salouco — spasm of the diaphragm
• Galician: impo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Georgian: სლოკინი (sloḳini) — spasm of the diaphragm
• German: see Thesaurus:Schluckauf — spasm of the diaphragm
• German: hitsgi — spasm of the diaphragm
• German: glugsi — spasm of the diaphragm
• Greek: λόξιγκας (lóxigkas) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ancient Greek: λύγξ (lúnx) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Calabrian Greek: sogliuttu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Calabrian Greek: suggiuttu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Hebrew: שיהוק (shihúk) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Hiligaynon: sid-o — spasm of the diaphragm
• Hiligaynon: sikdo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Hindi: हिचकी (hickī) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Hungarian: csuklás — spasm of the diaphragm
• Icelandic: hiksti — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ido: hipo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ilocano: saiddek — spasm of the diaphragm
• Indonesian: cegukan — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ingrian: nikko — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ingrian: nikossus — spasm of the diaphragm
• Irish: fail — spasm of the diaphragm
• Irish: snag — spasm of the diaphragm
• Italian: singhiozzo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Italian: singulto — spasm of the diaphragm
• Japanese: しゃっくり (shakkuri) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Japanese: ヒック (hikku) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Kapampangan: siguk — spasm of the diaphragm
• Karachay-Balkar: zukko (zukko) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Kashmiri: ہیُٛک (hyuk) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Kazakh: ықылық (yqylyq) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Khmer: ត្អើក (tʼaək) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Kikuyu: mwegetho — spasm of the diaphragm
• Kinaray-a: sid-o — spasm of the diaphragm
• Korean: 딸꾹질 (ttalkkukjil) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Central Kurdish: نِزگەرە (nizgere) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Laki: نِزگیرە (nizgîre) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Northern Kurdish: îsk — spasm of the diaphragm
• Northern Kurdish: qulpik — spasm of the diaphragm
• Northern Kurdish: hîqik — spasm of the diaphragm
• Latgalian: klikss — spasm of the diaphragm
• Latin: singultus — spasm of the diaphragm
• Latvian: žagas — spasm of the diaphragm
• Lingala: eseséku — spasm of the diaphragm
• Lingala: esékúséku — spasm of the diaphragm
• Lingala: liséséku — spasm of the diaphragm
• Lithuanian: žagsulys — spasm of the diaphragm
• Macedonian: ика́вица (ikávica) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Malagasy: solavady — spasm of the diaphragm
• Malayalam: ഇക്കിൾ (ikkiḷ) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Malayalam: എക്കിൾ (ekkiḷ) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Maltese: sulluzzu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Māori: tokopuhake — spasm of the diaphragm
• Māori: tokomauri — spasm of the diaphragm
• Marathi: उचकी (uckī) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Mauritian Creole: loke — spasm of the diaphragm
• Mon: လှိုက် (hlak) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Mongolian: ᠵᠣᠭᠢᠰᠤᠯᠲᠠ (ǰoɣisulta) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Mongolian: зогьсолт (zogʹsolt) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Neapolitan: selluzzo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Neapolitan: segliùzzo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Norwegian: hikke — spasm of the diaphragm
• Old English: sogoþa — spasm of the diaphragm
• Old English: ælfsogoþa — spasm of the diaphragm
• Persian: سکسکه (sekseke) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Persian: هکه (hokke) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Persian: هکک (hekkak) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Polish: czkawka — spasm of the diaphragm
• Portuguese: soluço — spasm of the diaphragm
• Quechua: hik'iy — spasm of the diaphragm
• Romanian: sughiț — spasm of the diaphragm
• Russian: ико́та (ikóta) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Sanskrit: हिक्का (hikkā) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Scottish Gaelic: aileag — spasm of the diaphragm
• Koyraboro-Senni: heku — spasm of the diaphragm
• Sicilian: sugghiuzzu — spasm of the diaphragm
• Slovak: čkavka — spasm of the diaphragm
• Slovak: štikútavka — spasm of the diaphragm
• Slovak: čkanie — spasm of the diaphragm
• Slovene: kolc — spasm of the diaphragm
• Slovene: kolcanje — spasm of the diaphragm
• Spanish: hipo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Spanish: singulto — spasm of the diaphragm
• Spanish: hipido — spasm of the diaphragm
• Spanish: jipido — spasm of the diaphragm
• Spanish: jipío — spasm of the diaphragm
• Sranan Tongo: tikotiko — spasm of the diaphragm
• Sundanese: sisidueun — spasm of the diaphragm
• Swahili: kwikwi — spasm of the diaphragm
• Swedish: hickning — spasm of the diaphragm
• Tagalog: sinok — spasm of the diaphragm
• Tagalog: sigok — spasm of the diaphragm
• Tagalog: siyok — spasm of the diaphragm
• Tamil: விக்கல் (vikkal) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Tatar: oçqılıq — spasm of the diaphragm
• Telugu: ఎక్కిళ్ళు (ekkiḷḷu) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Thai: สะอึก (sà-ʉ̀k) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Turkish: hıçkırık — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ukrainian: ги́кавка (hýkavka) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ukrainian: и́кавка (ýkavka) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Ukrainian: і́кавка (íkavka) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Venetan: sangiuto — spasm of the diaphragm
• Venetan: sangiut — spasm of the diaphragm
• Venetan: sangioto — spasm of the diaphragm
• Venetan: sangiot — spasm of the diaphragm
• Vietnamese: cái nấc — spasm of the diaphragm
• Waray-Waray: sikdo — spasm of the diaphragm
• Welsh: ig — spasm of the diaphragm
• Yiddish: שלוקערץ (shlukerts) — spasm of the diaphragm
• Yup'ik: negituqaq — spasm of the diaphragm
• Zazaki: zıqlık — spasm of the diaphragm
• Czech: zádrhel — minor setback
• Czech: háček — minor setback
• Dutch: tegenvaller — minor setback
• Esperanto: obstaklo — minor setback
• Esperanto: malsukceso — minor setback
• Finnish: yskintä — minor setback
• Finnish: takeltelu — minor setback
• French: accroc — minor setback
• French: cahot — minor setback
• French: anicroche — minor setback
• French: obstacle — minor setback
• German: kleiner Rückschlag — minor setback
• German: kleines Hindernis — minor setback
• German: kleines Problem — minor setback
• Italian: imprevisto — minor setback
• Italian: contrattempo — minor setback
• Polish: czkawka — minor setback
• Russian: небо́льшой сбой (nebólʹšoj sboj) — minor setback
• Russian: загво́здка (zagvózdka) — minor setback
• Arabic: فَوَاقَ (fawāqa) — to hiccup
• Arabic: زغطة (zuḡuṭṭa) — to hiccup
• Armenian: զկռտալ (zkṙtal) — to hiccup
• Aromanian: sugljits — to hiccup
• Asturian: sollutir — to hiccup
• Asturian: sollutar — to hiccup
• Azerbaijani: hıçqırmaq — to hiccup
• Belarusian: іка́ць (ikácʹ) — to hiccup
• Bulgarian: хъ́лцам (hǎ́lcam) — to hiccup
• Buryat: зоходохо (zoxodoxo) — to hiccup
• Catalan: singlotar — to hiccup
• Chinese Cantonese: 打思噎 — to hiccup
• Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝(兒) /打嗝(儿) — to hiccup
• Chinese Mandarin: 呃逆 (ènì) — to hiccup
• Czech: škytat — to hiccup
• Czech: škytnout — to hiccup
• Danish: hikke — to hiccup
• Dutch: hikken — to hiccup
• Esperanto: singulti — to hiccup
• Estonian: luksuma — to hiccup
• Estonian: luksatama — to hiccup
• Faroese: hista — to hiccup
• Finnish: nikotella — to hiccup
• Finnish: hikotella — to hiccup
• Finnish: hikata — to hiccup
• French: hoqueter — to hiccup
• French: avoir le hoquet — to hiccup
• Galician: saloucar — to hiccup
• Galician: impar — to hiccup
• Galician: salouzar — to hiccup
• Georgian: დასლოკინება (dasloḳineba) — to hiccup
• Georgian: წამოსლოკინება (c̣amosloḳineba) — to hiccup
• Georgian: ასლოკინებს (asloḳinebs) — to hiccup
• German: hicksen — to hiccup
• Ancient Greek: λύζω (lúzō) — to hiccup
• Hebrew: שיהק — to hiccup
• Hungarian: csuklik — to hiccup
• Ido: hipar — to hiccup
• Ingrian: nikostaa — to hiccup
• Ingrian: ikostaa — to hiccup
• Ingrian: nikossella — to hiccup
• Irish: déan snag — to hiccup
• Irish: déan fail — to hiccup
• Italian: singhiozzare — to hiccup
• Japanese: しゃっくりをする (shakkuri o suru) — to hiccup
• Kazakh: ық ету (yq etu) — to hiccup
• Kazakh: ықылық ату (yqylyq atu) — to hiccup
• Kazakh: ықылықтау (yqylyqtau) — to hiccup
• Korean: 딸꾹질하다 (ttalkkukjilhada) — to hiccup
• Kyrgyz: ыктытуу (ıktıtuu) — to hiccup
• Kyrgyz: ык этүү (ık etüü) — to hiccup
• Latin: singulto — to hiccup
• Latvian: žagoties — to hiccup
• Lingala: sékuma — to hiccup
• Lithuanian: žagsėti — to hiccup
• Luxembourgish: hicken — to hiccup
• Macedonian: ика (ika) — to hiccup
• Macedonian: олца (olca) — to hiccup
• Malay: tersedu-sedu — to hiccup
• Manchu: ᠵᠣᡥᠣᠮᠪᡳ (johombi) — to hiccup
• Māori: tokopuhake — to hiccup
• Māori: tokomauri — to hiccup
• Mongolian: зогөсох (zogösox) — to hiccup
• Mongolian: зогьсох (zogʹsox) — to hiccup
• Norman: hiqu'ter — to hiccup
• Norwegian Bokmål: hikke — to hiccup
• Oromo: hirqinfuu — to hiccup
• Persian: سکسکه کردن (sekseke kardan) — to hiccup
• Polish: czkać — to hiccup
• Polish: czknąć — to hiccup
• Portuguese: soluçar — to hiccup
• Romanian: sughița — to hiccup
• Russian: ика́ть (ikátʹ) — to hiccup
• Russian: икну́ть (iknútʹ) — to hiccup
• Samogitian: žogseitė — to hiccup
• Serbo-Croatian: штуцати — to hiccup
• Serbo-Croatian: štucati — to hiccup
• Slovak: čkať — to hiccup
• Slovak: začkať — to hiccup
• Slovak: zaštikútať — to hiccup
• Slovene: kolcati — to hiccup
• Spanish: hipar — to hiccup
• Spanish: himpar — to hiccup
• Spanish: himplar — to hiccup
• Spanish: jipiar — to hiccup
• Spanish: tener hipo — to hiccup
• Spanish: estar con hipo — to hiccup
• Swedish: hicka — to hiccup
• Tajik: ҳиққак задан (hiqqak zadan) — to hiccup
• Thai: สะอึก (sà-ʉ̀k) — to hiccup
• Turkish: hıçkırmak — to hiccup
• Turkmen: synçgylawuk — to hiccup
• Ukrainian: гика́ти (hykáty) — to hiccup
• Ukrainian: іка́ти (ikáty) — to hiccup
• Unami: poikhàm — to hiccup
• Uzbek: hiqichoq — to hiccup
• Vietnamese: nấc cụt — to hiccup
• Vietnamese: nấc — to hiccup
• Welsh: igian — to hiccup
• Yiddish: שלוקערצן (shlukertsn) — to hiccup