tekke
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- tekye, tekyeh (via Ottoman Turkish تكیه (tekye))
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and takyeh.
Noun edit
tekke (plural tekkes)
Estonian edit
Noun edit
tekke
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Related to tekkes.
Noun edit
tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)
- ability to ingratiate oneself with someone; likability
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte or tekket, supine tekt or tekket)
- (transitive) to thatch
Related terms edit
- tak (“ceiling, roof”)
Noun edit
tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)
Noun edit
tekke f or m (definite singular tekka or tekken, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekkene)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Related to tekkjast (“ingratiate”).
Noun edit
tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)
Verb edit
tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte, past participle tekt, passive infinitive tekkast, present participle tekkande, imperative tekk)
- alternative form of tekkja
References edit
- “tekke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.