See also: sékat and sekať

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech sěkati.

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Verb

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sekat impf (perfective seknout)

  1. to chop, cut (with an axe or a scythe)
    Synonym: síct

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Further reading

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

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay sekat, from Proto-Malayic *səkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səkəd. The sense of to stop is Semantic loan from Minangkabau [Term?].

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sêkat (plural sekat-sekat, first-person possessive sekatku, second-person possessive sekatmu, third-person possessive sekatnya)

  1. partition, screen; bulkhead
  2. (biology) wall
  3. impediment, obstacle.
    Synonyms: halangan, rintangan
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Verb

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sêkat

  1. (dialect) to stop
    Synonyms: henti, kandas
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch schaats (skate, ice skate), from Middle Dutch schāetse (stilt), from Old Northern French escache (a stilt, trestle), from Frankish *skakkjā (stilt, literally thing that moves), from the verb *skakan (to shake).

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sêkat (plural sekat-sekat, first-person possessive sekatku, second-person possessive sekatmu, third-person possessive sekatnya)

  1. skate, ice skate

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sêkat

  1. to skate

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *səkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səkəd; compare Toba Batak sohot (to stop, cease, discontinue), Ilocano sekkéd (to come to the end) and sekdan (to reserve for future use; to minimize expenses).

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sekat (Jawi spelling سکت)

  1. to block; to obstruct
  2. to restrict; to restrain; to confine

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  • Indonesian: sekat (partition, wall)

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