צ׳יק צ׳ק
Hebrew
FWOTD – 24 April 2014
Etymology
From ־צ׳יק, meaning "small" — in this context meaning "fast" as in "a short time".
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈtʃik.tʃak/
Adverb
צִ׳יק צָ׳ק • (chik-chak)
- (slang) very quickly, one-two-three
- 2004, Love of Mother and Fear of Father: A Different perspective on Family, Abad Klinberg:
- .זה קרה צ׳יק צ׳ק. הזוגיות, ועוד יותר ממנה הילדים, החלו בתהליכי מיסוד של החברה המהפכנית הזאת כמעט ברגע לידתה
- It happened very quickly. The relationship, and even more than that the children, began the process of institutionalization of this revolutionary company almost at the moment of its birth.
- 2004, Love of Mother and Fear of Father: A Different perspective on Family, Abad Klinberg:
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