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Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
peka
- masculine singular present transgressive of péct
Esperanto
Etymology
From peki + -a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
peka (accusative singular pekan, plural pekaj, accusative plural pekajn)
- sinful
- pekema (“sinning, wicked”, adjective)
Garo
Verb
peka
- to be intoxicated
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay peka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.ka/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: pe‧ka
Adjective
peka
- considerate, thoughtful
- sensitive
- attentive.
- alert
- allergic
Derived terms
Further reading
Lindu
Noun
peka
- fishhook
- fishing rod
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *peka from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Hawaiian peʻa, Samoan pe'a, Fijian beka).[1][2]
Noun
peka (used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka)
- bat (the flying mammal)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 331-2
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 235-7
Etymology 2
Cognate of Hawaiian peʻa “cross” and Tahitian peʻa.[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
peka
- branch (of a tree, river)
- a piece of firewood
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 331-2
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “peka.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “peka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 319
- “peka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
peka (present tense pekar or peker, past tense peka or pekte, past participle peka or pekt, passive infinitive pekast, present participle pekande, imperative pek)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of peika
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From peći (“to bake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pêka/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ka
Noun
pȅka f (Cyrillic spelling пе̏ка)
- iron pan for baking bread
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “peka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Noun
peka
- inflection of pek:
- accusative/genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Swedish
Etymology
Compare Danish pege and Norwegian Nynorsk peika.
Pronunciation
Verb
peka (present pekar, preterite pekade, supine pekat, imperative peka)
- to point
Han pekade på elefanten- He pointed at the elephant
Han pekade mot huset- He pointed towards the house
Det är fult att peka- It's rude to point
Conjugation
Conjugation of peka (weak)
References
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *peka.
Pronunciation
Noun
peka
- flying fox
Yámana
Noun
peka
- shore