pekan

== English == === Etymology === From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it. === Noun === pekan (plural pekans) A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) An American marten (Martes americana). ==== Translations ==== === See also === pecan === References === Fisher (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “pekan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Panek, knape == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpekan/ Rhymes: -ekan Syllabification: pe‧kan === Adjective === pekan accusative singular of peka == Finnish == === Noun === pekan genitive singular of pekka == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay pekan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian. Doublet of pekon. Cognate to Balinese peken (“market”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈkan/ [pəˈkan] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: pe‧kan === Noun === pêkan (plural pekan-pekan) (rare, usually in compound words) market (a gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic) Synonym: pasar week Synonym: minggu ==== Usage notes ==== This is one of the false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pekan. The sense of week derived from the historical fact of one market day in a week. There are some places which are named from the historical market day, such as Pasar Rebo, Pasar Minggu and Senen in Jakarta and Pasar Kliwon in Surakarta. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pekan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Balinese peken (“market”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈkan/ [pəˈkan] Rhymes: -an Hyphenation: pe‧kan === Noun === pekan (Jawi spelling ڤکن, plural pekan-pekan or pekan2) town (small) (dated) market Synonym: pasar (dated, esp. in Riau) week Synonym: minggu ==== Usage notes ==== This is one of the false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pekan. ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: pekan (“market, week”) === References === Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤکن pĕkan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 466 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “pĕkan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 228 “pekan”, in Kamus Melayu Riau-Indonesia [Riau Malay-Indonesian Dictionary], Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa Republik Indonesia, 1997, page 294 Kamus Melayu Sumatera Utara [North Sumatra Malay Dictionary], Balai Bahasa Sumatera Utara Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa Republik Indonesia, 2018, →ISBN, page 294 === Further reading === "pekan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017