teak
See also: teák
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- teek (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
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Noun edit
teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)
- (uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
- (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
- teak:
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timber
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tree
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Adjective edit
teak (not comparable)
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Basque edit
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teak
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Audio (file)
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teak n (plural teaks)
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Finnish edit
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teak
- teak (timber or tree)
Declension edit
Inflection of teak (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | teak | teakit | ||
genitive | teakin | teakien | ||
partitive | teakia | teakeja | ||
illative | teakiin | teakeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | teak | teakit | ||
accusative | nom. | teak | teakit | |
gen. | teakin | |||
genitive | teakin | teakien | ||
partitive | teakia | teakeja | ||
inessive | teakissa | teakeissa | ||
elative | teakista | teakeista | ||
illative | teakiin | teakeihin | ||
adessive | teakilla | teakeilla | ||
ablative | teakilta | teakeilta | ||
allative | teakille | teakeille | ||
essive | teakina | teakeina | ||
translative | teakiksi | teakeiksi | ||
abessive | teakitta | teakeitta | ||
instructive | — | teakein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- tiikki (recommendable)
Further reading edit
- “teak”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03