See also: Tek, -tek, and -ték

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *tai ̊, from *te ku (< tóy- kʷu-) ‘there where’, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (it). Also occurs as a preposition with the meaning ‘ad, apud, prope, versus’. See also te.

Adverb edit

tek

  1. (over) there, where

Basque edit

Noun edit

tek

  1. ergative indefinite of te

Breton edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the main entry.

Numeral edit

tek

  1. Hard mutation of dek.

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg. From Proto-Celtic *tecu (beautiful).

Adjective edit

tek

  1. pretty, attractive
Derived terms edit

Choctaw edit

Noun edit

tek

  1. female, "she"

Adjective edit

tek

  1. female, "she-"

Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of tek – see (“bamboo; musical instrument made of bamboo; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Icelandic edit

Verb edit

tek

  1. first-person singular active present indicative of taka

Italian edit

Noun edit

tek m (invariable)

  1. teak

Jamaican Creole edit

Etymology edit

Derived from English take.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

tek

  1. to take
    Tek time pon di road.Take it easy when you're driving.

Derived terms edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

tek

  1. present of ta and taka

Old Norse edit

Verb edit

tek

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of taka

Semai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ (hand, arm). Cognate with Khmer ដៃ (day, hand), Western Lawa teʔ (“hand”), Bolyu ti⁵⁵ (“hand”), Central Nicobarese -tai (“hand”).

Noun edit

tek[1]

  1. hand

References edit

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

tȅk (Cyrillic spelling те̏к)

  1. only, only just, hardly, barely
    Tek svega par je preživjelo katastrofu.Only a couple of people survived the catastrophe.
  2. yet, still
    Pregovori se tek trebaju održati.Negotiations have yet to take place.
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tękъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tȇk m (Cyrillic spelling те̑к)

  1. appetite
  2. taste, flavour
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
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Slovene edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tẹ̑k m inan

  1. run, flow
  2. appetite

Inflection edit

 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. ték
gen. sing. téka
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
ték téka téki
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
téka tékov tékov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
téku tékoma tékom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
ték téka téke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
téku tékih tékih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
tékom tékoma téki

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تك (tek, unique; alone), from Proto-Turkic *tēk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tec/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

tek

  1. single, sole
    Hastanın tek arzusu iyileşmektir.The only wish of a sick man is to get well.
  2. unique
  3. single-barrelled
    Antonym: çifte

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

  • tek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu