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ĉikanema

ĉikanema/tʃi.kaˈne.ma/

Official root ĉikan- (Fundamento, 1905)

ĉikanema is an Esperanto adjective meaning “pain in the butt”.

Meaning

  1. Disposed to quibble, quibblesome.
  2. Gossipy.

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Related meanings: gossipy

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Havanta inklinon por ĉikani
    • malnobla, ĉikanema, senprincipa, pugolekema kanajlo
    • adiaŭinte partneron kvereleman kaj ĉikaneman

    see also: kverelema, pedanta, trudiĝema

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Pronunciation

IPA
/tʃi.kaˈne.ma/
Syllables
ĉi·ka·NE·ma

Word structure

  1. ĉikanrootĉikani
  2. emsuffixtendency, inclined to
  3. aendingadjective

Forms

singularplural
subjectĉikanemaĉikanemaj
object (-n)ĉikanemanĉikanemajn

Example sentences

  • Mi ne estas tre ĉikanema.I'm not very fussy. #5871700ĉikanema: Disposed to quibble, quibblesome
  • Mi estas tre ĉikanema.I'm quite picky. #5872785ĉikanema: Disposed to quibble, quibblesome

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Related words

ĉikan-

  • -i

    ĉikani

  • -em- tendency, inclined to

    ĉikanema

In other languages

Españolabusón, quisquilloso, tiquismiquis
Françaischicaneur, chicanier
Deutschmäklig, streitsüchtig, schikanös
中文喜欢吵架
日本語あら探しの好きな
Беларускаяпрыдзірлівы, прычэплівы

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