seko

See also: sekö and se'kö

Bambara

Etymology 1

Noun

seko

1. art

Etymology 2

Noun

seko

1. as much as possible, the maximum

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of sekopää.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseko/, [ˈs̠e̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): se‧ko

Noun

seko (slang)

1. nut, nutcase, loon, fruitcake

Declension

Inflection of seko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		seko	sekot
genitive		sekon	sekojen
partitive		sekoa	sekoja
illative		sekoon	sekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seko	sekot
accusative	nom.	seko	sekot
	gen.	sekon
genitive		sekon	sekojen
partitive		sekoa	sekoja
inessive		sekossa	sekoissa
elative		sekosta	sekoista
illative		sekoon	sekoihin
adessive		sekolla	sekoilla
ablative		sekolta	sekoilta
allative		sekolle	sekoille
essive		sekona	sekoina
translative		sekoksi	sekoiksi
abessive		sekotta	sekoitta
instructive		—	sekoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sekoni sekoni accusative nom. sekoni sekoni gen. sekoni genitive sekoni sekojeni partitive sekoani sekojani inessive sekossani sekoissani elative sekostani sekoistani illative sekooni sekoihini adessive sekollani sekoillani ablative sekoltani sekoiltani allative sekolleni sekoilleni essive sekonani sekoinani translative sekokseni sekoikseni abessive sekottani sekoittani instructive — — comitative — sekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sekosi sekosi accusative nom. sekosi sekosi gen. sekosi genitive sekosi sekojesi partitive sekoasi sekojasi inessive sekossasi sekoissasi elative sekostasi sekoistasi illative sekoosi sekoihisi adessive sekollasi sekoillasi ablative sekoltasi sekoiltasi allative sekollesi sekoillesi essive sekonasi sekoinasi translative sekoksesi sekoiksesi abessive sekottasi sekoittasi instructive — — comitative — sekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sekomme sekomme accusative nom. sekomme sekomme gen. sekomme genitive sekomme sekojemme partitive sekoamme sekojamme inessive sekossamme sekoissamme elative sekostamme sekoistamme illative sekoomme sekoihimme adessive sekollamme sekoillamme ablative sekoltamme sekoiltamme allative sekollemme sekoillemme essive sekonamme sekoinamme translative sekoksemme sekoiksemme abessive sekottamme sekoittamme instructive — — comitative — sekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sekonne sekonne accusative nom. sekonne sekonne gen. sekonne genitive sekonne sekojenne partitive sekoanne sekojanne inessive sekossanne sekoissanne elative sekostanne sekoistanne illative sekoonne sekoihinne adessive sekollanne sekoillanne ablative sekoltanne sekoiltanne allative sekollenne sekoillenne essive sekonanne sekoinanne translative sekoksenne sekoiksenne abessive sekottanne sekoittanne instructive — — comitative — sekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sekonsa sekonsa accusative nom. sekonsa sekonsa gen. sekonsa genitive sekonsa sekojensa partitive sekoaan sekoansa sekojaan sekojansa inessive sekossaan sekossansa sekoissaan sekoissansa elative sekostaan sekostansa sekoistaan sekoistansa illative sekoonsa sekoihinsa adessive sekollaan sekollansa sekoillaan sekoillansa ablative sekoltaan sekoltansa sekoiltaan sekoiltansa allative sekolleen sekollensa sekoilleen sekoillensa essive sekonaan sekonansa sekoinaan sekoinansa translative sekokseen sekoksensa sekoikseen sekoiksensa abessive sekottaan sekottansa sekoittaan sekoittansa instructive — — comitative — sekoineen sekoinensa

Derived terms

• sekoilla

 

compounds

• sekoboltsi
• sekovarsi

 

Related terms

• sekaisin
• seota

Anagrams

• Esko, ekso-

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 斥候(せっこう) (sekkō, “patrol; scout”), from 斥 (せき, seki, “retreat”) + 候 (こう, kō, “climate, season, weather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ko/
• Hyphenation: sé‧ko

Noun

seko (first-person possessive sekoku, second-person possessive sekomu, third-person possessive sekonya)

1. observer, scout, spy.

   Synonyms: peninjau, mata-mata

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?], from Portuguese seca (“drying”), secar (“to dry”), from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō, from siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-. Doublet of seka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.ko/
• Hyphenation: sè‧ko

Verb

seko

1. to wipe bruised part after falling with cloth.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ko/
• Hyphenation: sê‧ko

Noun

seko (first-person possessive sekoku, second-person possessive sekomu, third-person possessive sekonya)

1. a tribe in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑁂𑀓𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• सेको (Devanagari script)
• সেকো (Bengali script)
• සෙකො (Sinhalese script)
• သေကော or သေၵေႃ (Burmese script)
• เสโก (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᨠᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເສໂກ (Lao script)
• សេកោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄇𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

seko

1. nominative singular of seka (“sprinkling”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seco (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseko/, [ˈsɛ.xo]
• Hyphenation: se‧ko

Adjective

seko (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. dry

   Synonym: tuyo

Derived terms

• puto-seko

 

Further reading

• “seko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018