jek

See also: jęk, -jek, and -jék

Abinomn

Noun

jek

1. pot

Baltic Romani

Numeral

jek

1. (Litovska) one

Coordinate terms

Litovska/Lithuanian Romani cardinals

	— 0	— 1	— 2	— 3	— 4	— 5	— 6	— 7	— 8	— 9
0 —	-	jek	duj	trin	štar	panč	šou	ēfta	ochto	enia
1 —	dēš	dēšujek	dēšuduj	dēšutrin	dēšuštar	dēšupanč	dēšušou	dēšēfta	dēšochto	dēšenia
2 —	biš	bištējek	bištēduj	bištētrin	bištēštar	bištēpanč	bištēšou	bištēfta	bištochto	bištenia
3 —	trijanda	trijandajek	trijandaduj	trijandatrin	trijandaštar	trijandapanč	trijandašou	trijandaēfta	trijandaochto	trijandaenia
4 —	štardēša	štardēšajek	štardēšaduj	štardēšatrin	štardēšaštar	štardēšapanč	štardēšašou	štardēšaēfta	štardēšaochto	štardēšaenia
5 —	pančdēša	pančdēšajek	pančdēšaduj	pančdēšatrin	pančdēšaštar	pančdēšapanč	pančdēšašou	pančdēšaēfta	pančdēšaochto	pančdēšaenia
6 —	šoudēša	šoudēšajek	šoudēšaduj	šoudēšatrin	šoudēšaštar	šoudēšapanč	šoudēšašou	šoudēšaēfta	šoudēšaochto	šoudēšaenia
7 —	ēftadēša	ēftadēšajek	ēftadēšaduj	ēftadēšatrin	ēftadēšaštar	ēftadēšapanč	ēftadēšašou	ēftadēšaēfta	ēftadēšaochto	ēftadēšaenia
8 —	ochtodēša	ochtodēšajek	ochtodēšaduj	ochtodēšatrin	ochtodēšaštar	ochtodēšapanč	ochtodēšašou	ochtodēšaēfta	ochtodēšaochto	ochtodēšaenia
9 —	eniadēša	eniadēšajek	eniadēšaduj	eniadēšatrin	eniadēšaštar	eniadēšapanč	eniadēšašou	eniadēšaēfta	eniadēšaochto	eniadēšaenia

Czech

Etymology

Deverbative from Inherited from Old Czech jěčěti, from Proto-Slavic *ęčati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛk]

Noun

jek m inan

1. screaming, shriek, yelling, shrieking, scream

Declension

Declension of jek (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	jek	jeky
genitive	jeku	jeků
dative	jeku	jekům
accusative	jek	jeky
vocative	jeku	jeky
locative	jeku	jecích
instrumental	jekem	jeky

Related terms

adjectives

• ječivý
• ječící
• uječený

 

nouns

• ječák
• ječení
• jekot
• jekyně
• vyječník
• vyjeknutí

 

verb

• doječet
• ječet
• pojekávat
• rozječet se
• vyjeknout
• zaječet

 

Further reading

• “jek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “jek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “jek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of jek – see 擠 (“to crowd together tightly; to squeeze; to squeeze one's way in; to cram in; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 擠).

For pronunciation and definitions of jek – see 逐 (“to chase; to pursue; gradually; one by one; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 逐).

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: jek

Adverb

jek

1. (interrogative) how?
2. (exclaimative) how!
3. (comparative) as, like
4. (commenting, generalizing) as

Conjunction

jek

1. (temporal) when, as
2. (conditional) when, if
3. (interjectory) as
4. (comparative) than

Particle

jek

1. (with a supperlative) intensifies an adjective to the fullest degree; as
2. expressive particle denoting the suddenness of an action
3. introduces a story or part of a story; as
4. denotes an example; as
5. (in conjunction with nie) only

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “jak”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 62
• Günter Donder (2011) “jek, jeki, jeka”, in Kleines masurisches Wörterbuch mit Lesestücken und einen Tonträger‎^[1] (in German), archived from the original on 10/12/2023, page 18

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟəŋ ~ *ɟəəŋ (“to stand”).

Verb

jek

1. to stand

Derived terms

• jeninjek
• jinjek

 

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)ękъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jêːk/

Noun

jȇk m (Cyrillic spelling је̑к)

1. clang, blare
2. whimper, moan

Declension

Declension of jek

	singular	plural
nominative	jȇk	jȇci / jȅkovi
genitive	jeka	jeka / jekova
dative	jeku	jecima / jekovima
accusative	jek	jeke / jekove
vocative	ječe	jeci / jekovi
locative	jeku	jecima / jekovima
instrumental	jekom	jecima / jekovima

References

• “jek” in Hrvatski jezični portal