kiek

Meaning

Noun

a snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically used for a group scene and/or shot by an amateur photographer

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kieken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kieken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kieken:

Concepts

photograph

snapshot

ikon

illustration

image

map

photo

pic

picture

slide

drawing

design

figure

Synonyms

foto

kiekje

afbeelding

beeld

fotografie

opname

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kik/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: kijk

In summary

From the name of Dutch photographer Israël Kiek. Probably reinforced by analogy with kijk (“a look”) and kieken, a dialectal synonym for kijken (“to look”).