dziko

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjíkò (“country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zí.ko/

Noun

dzíko class 5 (plural maíko class 6)

1. country, nation
2. land
3. state
4. district
5. big or wide area
6. grave or graveyard
7. earth
8. world
9. globe
10. planet

Usage notes

This word is used to refer to the territory of a country, but not usually to a nation in the sense of its people, which is fuko.

Polish

Etymology

From dziki +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑi.kɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ikɔ
• Syllabification: dzi‧ko

Adverb

dziko (not comparable)

1. wildly, untamedly
2. wildly, uncontrolledly
3. rudely

Further reading

• dziko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dziko in Polish dictionaries at PWN