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bikini

See also: Bikini and bikiní

English

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Etymology

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From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

 
Woman wearing a red bikini.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈkiːni/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

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bikini (plural bikinis)

  1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by girls and women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
    • 1950 October 2, “In the Swim”, in Time:
      Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "
  2. A brief bathing suit worn by men.
    • 2004, Cathy Crimmons, How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization, page 202:
      We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.
  3. Brief underpants or trousers that reach to the hips rather than the waist.
    • 1982, Ruth Tolman, Selling Men’s Fashion, page 124:
      Boxer shorts, knitted briefs, and bikinis are the most popular styles in shorts, formerly called “drawers.”

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini

Translations

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English bikini.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

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bikini

  1. a monokini; the lower part of a bikini
  2. a bikini; a two-piece

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bikini.

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Etymology

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From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈki.ni/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni
  • Rhymes: -ini

Noun

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bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)

  1. bikini

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbikini/, [ˈbik̟ini]
  • Rhymes: -ikini
  • Syllabification(key): bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

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bikini

  1. (only in compounds) nominative singular of bikinit

French

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Etymology

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Named after the place name Bikini, from Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

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Noun

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bikini m (plural bikinis)

  1. bikini

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From French bikini (literally “name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons”), from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni (literally “surface of coconuts”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈkini/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

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bikini (first-person possessive bikiniku, second-person possessive bikinimu, third-person possessive bikininya)

  1. bikini
    Synonym: amplek

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bikini.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈki.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Hyphenation: bi‧kì‧ni

Noun

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bikini m (invariable)

  1. bikini
    Synonym: due pezzi

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Japanese

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Romanization

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bikini

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ビキニ

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bikini m (plural bikinis)

  1. (Jersey) bikini

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)

  1. a bikini

Norwegian Nynorsk

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bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)

  1. a bikini

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English bikini, from French bikini. First attested in 1959.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈki.ɲi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲi
  • Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

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bikini n (indeclinable)

  1. bikini
    Coordinate term: monokini

Derived terms

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adjective
nouns

Further reading

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  • bikini in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bikini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bikini.

Noun

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bikini n (uncountable)

  1. bikini

Declension

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declension of bikini (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bikini bikiniul
genitive/dative (unui) bikini bikiniului
vocative bikiniule

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bikini.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǐkiːni/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

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bìkīni m (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни)

  1. bikini

Declension

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Declension of bikini
singular plural
nominative bikini bikiniji
genitive bikinija bikinija
dative bikiniju bikinijima
accusative bikini bikinije
vocative bikini bikiniji
locative bikiniju bikinijima
instrumental bikinijem bikinijima

References

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  • “bikini”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bikini. For the sandwich, see Catalan biquini.

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Noun

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bikini m (plural bikinis)

  1. bikini
  2. (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich
    Synonyms: cubano, mixto
    • 2017 April 10, Aurora Segura, “¿Por qué lo llamas ‘bikini’ cuando quieres decir ‘mixto’?”, in La Vanguardia‎[1]:
      Se sorprenden los catalanes cuando les miran con expresión rara al pedir un “bikini” en cualquier bar o cafetería fuera de la comunidad.
      Catalans are surprised when they get strange looks after asking for a "bikini" in any bar or cafeteria outside the autonomous community.

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bikini.

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Noun

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bikini (n class, plural bikini)

  1. bikini

Swedish

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Etymology

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From French bikini, after the placename Bikini, originally from Marshallese Pikinni.

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Noun

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bikini c

  1. bikini

Declension

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Declension of bikini
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bikini bikinis
definite bikinin bikinins
plural indefinite bikinier, bikinis bikiniers, bikinis
definite bikiniernas bikinirnas, bikiniernas

Derived terms

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bikini, from bikini, from Bikini, from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, from Marshallese Pikinni.

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Noun

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bikini (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒ)

  1. bikini

Further reading

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  • “bikini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bikini.

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Noun

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bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)

  1. bikini

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative bikini
Definite accusative bikiniyi
Singular Plural
Nominative bikini bikiniler
Definite accusative bikiniyi bikinileri
Dative bikiniye bikinilere
Locative bikinide bikinilerde
Ablative bikiniden bikinilerden
Genitive bikininin bikinilerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinim bikinilerim
2nd singular bikinin bikinilerin
3rd singular bikinisi bikinileri
1st plural bikinimiz bikinilerimiz
2nd plural bikininiz bikinileriniz
3rd plural bikinileri bikinileri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinimi bikinilerimi
2nd singular bikinini bikinilerini
3rd singular bikinisini bikinilerini
1st plural bikinimizi bikinilerimizi
2nd plural bikininizi bikinilerinizi
3rd plural bikinilerini bikinilerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinime bikinilerime
2nd singular bikinine bikinilerine
3rd singular bikinisine bikinilerine
1st plural bikinimize bikinilerimize
2nd plural bikininize bikinilerinize
3rd plural bikinilerine bikinilerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinimde bikinilerimde
2nd singular bikininde bikinilerinde
3rd singular bikinisinde bikinilerinde
1st plural bikinimizde bikinilerimizde
2nd plural bikininizde bikinilerinizde
3rd plural bikinilerinde bikinilerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinimden bikinilerimden
2nd singular bikininden bikinilerinden
3rd singular bikinisinden bikinilerinden
1st plural bikinimizden bikinilerimizden
2nd plural bikininizden bikinilerinizden
3rd plural bikinilerinden bikinilerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular bikinimin bikinilerimin
2nd singular bikininin bikinilerinin
3rd singular bikinisinin bikinilerinin
1st plural bikinimizin bikinilerimizin
2nd plural bikininizin bikinilerinizin
3rd plural bikinilerinin bikinilerinin

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