name · noun · verb · 5 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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wĭʹkē
wēʹkē
/ˈwɪki/
/ˈwiːki/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈwɪkɪj/
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rhymes with -ɪki
rhymes with -iːki
homophone: wicky
homophone: weaky
homophone: wickie
CMU ARPABET:W IH1 K IY2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of Wikipedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, proscribed
Examples
Wiki is where I go to research facts about Asian culture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He spent time editing articles on the wiki.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
To get an understanding of the topics, he quickly went online and wikied each one.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To contribute to a wiki.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To participate in the wiki-based production of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki First appearance in 1995 in PC Week. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”) + English web.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
