Standard Lemma guide

sika

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsiːkə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːkə
  • homophone: seeker (non-rhotic)

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Sikka (“language”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Cervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Japanese deer, sika deer

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A traditional Bangladeshi hanging basket

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of Sikka (“an Indonesian ethnic group”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

noun

Meaning 6

small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Japanese deer, Cervus nipon, Cervus sika

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deer, cervid

History

Etymology

From Japanese 鹿 (shika, “deer”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: петни́ст еле́н (petníst elén) — deer
  • Finnish: japaninkauris — deer
  • Polish: sika — deer
  • Polish: jeleń wschodni — deer
  • Vietnamese: hươu sao — deer
  • Welsh: carw sica — deer