apek

See also: a·pek

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hakka 阿伯 (â-pak, “paternal uncle, old man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛk/
• Hyphenation: a‧pèk

Noun

apek (first-person possessive apekku, second-person possessive apekmu, third-person possessive apeknya)

1. honorific for Chinese parent or man.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apək/
• Hyphenation: a‧pêk

Adjective

apek

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of apak (“mouldy”)

Further reading

• “apek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old Tupi

FWOTD – 4 August 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Hyphenation: a‧pek

Verb

apek (first-person singular active indicative asapek, first-person singular negative active indicative n'asapeki, gerund apeka, noun apeka) (transitive)

1. to singe (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)
   • c. 1585, Joseph of Anchieta, Na aldeia de Guaraparim [In the village of Guaraparim], Guarapari, page 162; republished in Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, transl., compiled by Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, Teatro, 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2006, →ISBN:

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     [Xe posaká, xe ratã; oroapek; oroesyne […] ]

     I am valiant, I am strong; I will singe you; I will roast you […]

2. to toast (to lightly cook by browning over fire)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apek (transitive, pluriform, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	moapek
Causative-comitative	eroapek
Reflexive	îeapek
Deverbals
-ba'e	osapekyba'e
emi-	emiapeka／miapeka
-pyr(a)	sapekypyra
-sab(a)	apekaba
-sar(a)	apekara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	asapek	eresapek	osapek	orosapek	îasapek	pesapek
Permissive	t'asapek	t'eresapek	t'osapek	t'orosapek	t'îasapek	ta pesapek
Imperative		esapek				pesapek
Negative indicative	n'asapeki	n'eresapeki	n'osapeki	n'orosapeki	n'îasapeki	na pesapeki
Negative permissive	t'asapek umẽ	t'eresapek umẽ	t'osapek umẽ	t'orosapek umẽ	t'îasapek umẽ	ta pesapek umẽ
Negative imperative		esapek umẽ				pesapek umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	apeka
Negative	apeke'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe rapeka	nde rapeka	sapeka	oré rapeka	îandé rapeka	pe rapeka
Negative	xe rapeke'yma	nde rapeke'yma	sapeke'yma	oré rapeke'yma	îandé rapeke'yma	pe rapeke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe rapeki		sapeki	oré rapeki	îandé rapeki
Negative	xe rapeke'ymi		sapeke'ymi	oré rapeke'ymi	îandé rapeke'ymi

Descendants

• ⇒ Portuguese: sapecar

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “apek”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 45, column 2

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.pɛk/
• Rhymes: -apɛk
• Syllabification: a‧pek

Noun

apek

1. genitive plural of apka