teknik

Cebuano

Etymology

From English technique, borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”), from τίκτειν (tíktein, “to bring forth, produce, engender”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tek‧nik

Noun

teknik

1. a technique; a method

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:teknik.

Central Melanau

Etymology

From English technique, from French technique, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē).

Noun

teknik

1. technique (method of carrying something out)

Danish

Etymology

From French technique, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē) ("skill").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛknik/, [tˢɛɡ̊ˈniɡ̊]

Noun

teknik c (singular definite teknikken, plural indefinite teknikker)

1. technique
2. technology
3. engineering

Inflection

Declension of teknik

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	teknik	teknikken	teknikker	teknikkerne
genitive	tekniks	teknikkens	teknikkers	teknikkernes

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch techniek, from French technique, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē). Compare to Malay teknik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛk̚nɪk̚ ]
• Hyphenation: tèk‧nik

Noun

tèknik (first-person possessive teknikku, second-person possessive teknikmu, third-person possessive tekniknya)

1. technique.
   1. practical aspects of a given art.
   2. method of achieving something

      Synonym: metode

2. engineering, the application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay teknik.

Synonyms

• (technique): téknik (Standard Malay)
• (engineering): kejuruteraan (Standard Malay), rékayasa

Derived terms

• teknik akting
• teknik alpin
• teknik bifasial
• teknik elektro
• teknik fisika
• teknik industri
• teknik isolasi
• teknik kateterisasi
• teknik kimia
• teknik kimia listrik
• teknik komputer
• teknik lekapan
• teknik listrik energi
• teknik marmet
• teknik mesin
• teknik nontes
• teknik nutrisi film
• teknik pemanggungan nonrealis
• teknik penelitian
• teknik pewarnaan
• teknik proyeksi
• teknik rakit apung
• teknik sipil
• teknik sistem sumbu
• teknik tes

 

Related terms

• teknis
• teknisi
• teknologi

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Alternative forms

• تيکنيک‎

Etymology

From English technique, from French technique, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tɛknek/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tɛknɪk/
• Rhymes: -nek, -ek

Noun

téknik (Jawi spelling تيکنيک)

1. technique (method of carrying something out)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian teknik.

Further reading

• “teknik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

teknik c

1. a technique (a way of accomplishing a task that is not immediately obvious)
2. technology

Declension

Declension of teknik
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	teknik	tekniken	tekniker	teknikerna
Genitive	tekniks	teknikens	teknikers	teknikernas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English technique.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tek‧nik
• IPA^(key): /tekˈnik/, [tɛkˈnik]

Noun

tekník (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

1. technique

   Synonyms: pamaraan, pamamaraan, paraan

2. technics

Related terms

• teknika
• teknikal
• teknikalidad
• tekniko

 

Turkish

Etymology

From French technique in 1920s.

Adjective

teknik

1. technical

Noun

teknik (definite accusative tekniği, plural teknikler)

1. technique

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “teknik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN