seko

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/,
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): se‧ko

Noun

seko (slang)

1. nut, nutcase, loon, fruitcake

Declension

Derived terms

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 , 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

Noun

seko

1. nominative singular of seka (“sprinkling”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seco (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseko/,
• Hyphenation: se‧ko

Adjective

seko (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. dry

   Synonym: tuyo

Derived terms

Further reading

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