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zeken - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English(1596) Miserly, mean. Perhaps cognate with zikin "dirty" or with fr. mesquin, from a base *sek/sik cognate with arabic m-sqin "poor, miserly".
(1596) Avaro, miserable. Tal vez emparentado con zikin "sucio" o con fr. mesquin, de una base *sek/sik emparentada con árabe m-sqin "pobre, miserable".
(1596) Avare, misérable. Peut-être apparenté à zikin "sale" ou au fr. "mesquin", d’une base *sek/sik apparentée à l’arabe m-sqin "pauvre, misérable".
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