tek

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See also: Tek, -tek, and -ték

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tai ̊, from *te ku (< tóy- kʷu-) ‘there where’, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (it). Also occurs as a preposition with the meaning ‘ad, apud, prope, versus’. See also te.

Adverb

tek

  1. (over) there, where

Basque

Noun

tek

  1. ergative indefinite of te

Breton

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Numeral

tek

  1. Hard mutation of dek.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg. From Proto-Celtic *tecu (beautiful).

Adjective

tek

  1. pretty, attractive
Derived terms

Choctaw

Noun

tek

  1. female, "she"

Adjective

tek

  1. female, "she-"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tek – see (“bamboo; musical instrument made of bamboo; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Icelandic

Verb

tek

  1. first-person singular active present indicative of taka

Italian

Noun

tek m (invariable)

  1. teak

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English take.

Pronunciation

Verb

tek

  1. to take
    Tek time pon di road.Take it easy when you're driving.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

tek

  1. present of ta and taka

Old Norse

Verb

tek

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of taka

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Aslian , from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ (hand, arm). Cognate with Khmer ដៃ (day, hand), Western Lawa teʔ (“hand”), Bolyu ti⁵⁵ (“hand”), Central Nicobarese -tai (“hand”).

Noun

tek

  1. hand

References

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ.

Pronunciation

Adverb

tȅk (Cyrillic spelling те̏к)

  1. only, only just, hardly, barely
    Tek svega par je preživjelo katastrofu.Only a couple of people survived the catastrophe.
  2. yet, still
    Pregovori se tek trebaju održati.Negotiations have yet to take place.
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tękъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

tȇk m (Cyrillic spelling те̑к)

  1. appetite
  2. taste, flavour
Declension
Derived terms
See also

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

tẹ̑k m inan

  1. run, flow
  2. appetite

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. ték
gen. sing. téka
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
ték téka téki
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
téka tékov tékov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
téku tékoma tékom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
ték téka téke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
téku tékih tékih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
tékom tékoma téki

Synonyms

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تك (tek, unique; alone), from Proto-Turkic *tēk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tec/
  • (file)

Adjective

tek

  1. single, sole
    Hastanın tek arzusu iyileşmektir.The only wish of a sick man is to get well.
  2. unique
  3. single-barrelled
    Antonym: çifte

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • tek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu