Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claik

/kleɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: claik
IPA: /kleɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To honk or cry like a goose.

noun

The cry of a goose, or other bird.

noun

Gossip; a gossip.

noun

The barnacle goose.

Example Sentences

"you might hide with your lass on the top of Ben Nevis and have your bit pleasure there, but ten to one when you got up to go home there'd be Mistress Munro or some claik of her kidney, near sniggering herself daft with delight at your shame."

Etymology

From Scots claik, from Old Norse klaka.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: claik, klaka

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kleɪk/

Inflected Forms

claiks (present, singular) claiking (participle, present) claiked (participle, past) claiked (past) claiks (plural)

Rhymes With

make take break lake wake mistake fake tea break cake spirit lake sake shake

Questions

How do you pronounce claik?: The recorded pronunciation is /kleɪk/.
What does claik mean?: To honk or cry like a goose.
Where does claik come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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