ciko

Noun

m

1. outstanding or leftover balance. cikon kudi = subsidy.
2. ƙarashi. <> A filling up, a filling in, balance.
   1. ciko kaza ya biyo ka <> there is a balance of so much against you.
   2. ya ba ni cikon (cikwan) uku <> he made up the balance by giving me the remaining three.
3. toshe wani abu musamman rami. <> plugging or fill-in a hole.
4. abin da ake toshe rami da shi. <> a (hole) plug.
5. (Grammar) complement.
6. sayen kaya don sayarwa a wani wuri. <> buy to resale. Buying to sell again at another place, or to put aside till market prices have risen. {pl. cike-cike}.
7. sayen abinci mai yawa irin wanda saurayi ya ga budurwarsa na ci a hanya ya aika mata gidansu. <> when a boyfriend buys something in bulk that he saw his girl likes. Buying a large amount of any food which a young friend of the opposite sex has been seen eating in public and sending it as a present to the offender.
8. cikon gari = banzar gari.

Noun 2

1. wani irin askin kwaskwas wanda ake tara suma da yawa a gaban goshi. <> a hairstyle where a long strand of hair is left accumulated on the forehead. a comb over, men's hair style combed forward to point over the forehead.
2. A kind of embroidery (satin stitch). (= gidan rina.)
3. (Kats.) A charm to make a person invulnerable.

II. [ci+ko/+] (v.intr.3d). Swell up through expansion. e.g.

1. (a) tukunya ta ciko <> (i) the pot has become full, e.g. with some food, such as rice, which swells up considerably when cooking. (ii) the pot is very nearly full.
2. (b) k'urji ya ciko <> the ulcer has started healing up well from the base. (= cike.)
3. (c) rijiya ta ciko <> the well has an increased depth of water in it.
4. (d) kogi ya ciko <> the river is in flood. (verbal noun of cika)