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rik

rik is the alternative spelling of riq.

Meaning of riq

Noun

riq (plural riqs)

  1. A kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in traditional Arab music.

See all 2 meanings of riq

Proper noun capitalized: Rik

Rik

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Rick (“male nickname, usually short for Richard”).

Forms of rik

pluralriks

Questions about rik

What is rik the alternative spelling of?
Rik is the alternative spelling of riq.
What part of speech is rik?
Rik is a proper noun.

Words near rik in the dictionary

  1. rijstaffel
  2. rijstaffels
  3. rijsttafel
  4. rijsttafels
  5. Rijswijk
  6. rik
  7. rika
  8. Rikako
  9. Rikbaktsa
  10. rike
  11. rikenium

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rik (page history and authors); Rik (page history and authors); riq (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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