nek

== Translingual == === Symbol === nek (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Neku. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Neku terms == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans nek. Doublet of neck. === Noun === nek (plural neks) (geography, South Africa) A col (a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks). === Anagrams === Ken, Ken., ken == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch nek. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nek (plural nekke) (anatomy) neck == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Mongolian nek (“one”). === Numeral === nek (Romania) one === References === Murat, Taner (2011), “nek”, in Dicționar tătar crimean – român / Kîrîm Tatarşa – Kazakşa Sózlík [Crimean Tatar – Romanian dictionary]‎[1], Charleston: CreateSpace, page 299c == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛk/ Hyphenation: nek Rhymes: -ɛk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch nacke, necke, from Old Dutch *nakko, from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō. ==== Noun ==== nek m (plural nekken, diminutive nekje n) (narrow sense) nape of the neck (broad sense) neck Synonym: hals ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== nek inflection of nekken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === ken, enk == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Latin nec, used in identical fashion (nec...nec). Compare Italian né, French ni, Spanish ni. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nek/ Rhymes: -ek Syllabification: nek === Conjunction === nek neither, nor Antonym: kaj === Further reading === “nek”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “nek”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from Esperanto nek, Latin nec. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛk/ === Conjunction === nek neither, nor == Lower Tanana == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Athabaskan *nəɢ. Cognate with Navajo -NAʼ and Ahtna nak. ==== Root ==== nek a fabric-like object moves independently ===== Stem set ===== ==== References ==== Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 306 === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Athabaskan *nəɢ. Cognate with Navajo -NAʼ. ==== Root ==== nek to be tired, extinguished ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 307 === Etymology 3 === From Proto-Athabaskan *nəqʼ. ==== Root ==== nek to lose, forget ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 307 === Etymology 4 === From Proto-Athabaskan *nə̓qʼ. Cognate with Navajo -NAʼ. ==== Root ==== nek to swallow, choke ===== Stem set ===== ==== References ==== Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 307-308 === Etymology 5 === From Proto-Athabaskan *nə̓qʼ. Cognate with Navajo -NAʼ. ==== Root ==== nek to tell ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 308-309 === Etymology 6 === ==== Stem ==== nek Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations: == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nek/ Rhymes: -ek (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): [ne̞ʔ] === Noun === nek (Jawi spelling نيق, uncountable) grandmother ==== See also ==== nenek (full) === Further reading === "nek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Noun === nek alternative form of nekke == Mohawk == === Conjunction === nek just ==== Derived terms ==== nek tsi (“but”) === References === Michelson, Gunther; Michelson, Karin; Canadian Deer, Glenda (2024), A Dictionary of Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past, University of Toronto Press, page 233 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Likely from Swedish nek. See also Danish neg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neːk/ === Noun === nek n (definite singular neket, indefinite plural nek, definite plural neka or nekene) a sheaf Synonym: kornband === References === “nek” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “nek” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Likely from Swedish nek. See also Danish neg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neːk/ === Noun === nek n (definite singular neket, indefinite plural nek, definite plural neka) a sheaf Synonym: kornband (derogatory) a simpleton the same as jolenek === References === “nek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “nek”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016 “nek” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Akin to Malay naik. === Verb === nek to ascend, to go up == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === neka === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ, related to *nexati (“to leave off”). Compare Polish niech and Slovak nech. === Particle === nek let, may == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish nekir, see also Danish neg. Related to Finnish nikuli, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse hnykill 'ball of yarn'. === Noun === nek m a sheaf Synonym: kärve == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English neck. === Noun === nek (anatomy) neck, throat == Volapük == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nek/ === Pronoun === nek no one, nobody == Wutunhua == === Etymology === From Mandarin 牛. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nɘˠ] === Noun === nek cow, cattle === References === Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008), Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN == Yurok == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nek/, [nɛ̞k] === Pronoun === nek first person singular pronoun; I