"sika" meaning in English

See sika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sika.wav Forms: sikas [plural], sika [plural], Sika [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːkə Etymology: From Japanese 鹿 (shika, “deer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|鹿||deer|tr=shika}} Japanese 鹿 (shika, “deer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sika}} sika (plural sikas or sika)
  1. Cervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia Synonyms: Japanese deer, sika deer Translations (deer): петни́ст еле́н (petníst elén) [masculine] (Bulgarian), japaninkauris (Finnish), sika [feminine] (Polish), jeleń wschodni [masculine] (Polish), hươu sao (Vietnamese), carw sica [masculine] (Welsh)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sika.wav Forms: sikas [plural], sika [plural]
Rhymes: -iːkə Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sika}} sika (plural sikas or sika)
  1. A traditional Bangladeshi hanging basket
    Sense id: en-sika-en-noun-kA88o99k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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