tekke

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and takyeh.

Noun

tekke (plural tekkes)

  1. In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya.

Estonian

Noun

tekke

  1. genitive singular of teke

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to tekkes.

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)

  1. ability to ingratiate oneself with someone; likability

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þekja.

Verb

tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte or tekket, supine tekt or tekket)

  1. (transitive) to thatch
  • tak (“ceiling, roof”)

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)

  1. layer of roofing material
  2. (rare) cover

Noun

tekke f or m (definite singular tekka or tekken, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekkene)

  1. roof of a house
    Synonym: hustak

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to tekkjast (“ingratiate”).

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)

  1. ability to ingratiate, likability
  2. ingratiation

Etymology 2

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)

  1. layer of roofing material
  2. cover, something which is used to cover something else
    Synonym: dekke

Verb

tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte, past participle tekt, passive infinitive tekkast, present participle tekkande, imperative tekk)

  1. alternative form of tekkja

References

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tecˈce/
  • Hyphenation: tek‧ke

Noun

tekke (definite accusative tekkeyi, plural tekkeler)

  1. (history, Sufism) takya
    Synonym: dergâh
  2. poorhouse
  3. (colloquial) a covered place to smoke cannabis
  4. (colloquial) prison
    Synonyms: cezaevi, hapishane

Declension

Inflection
Nominative tekke
Definite accusative tekkeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative tekke tekkeler
Definite accusative tekkeyi tekkeleri
Dative tekkeye tekkelere
Locative tekkede tekkelerde
Ablative tekkeden tekkelerden
Genitive tekkenin tekkelerin

Derived terms

Further reading

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