teak

== English == === Alternative forms === teek (obsolete) === Etymology === Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk === Noun === teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks) (uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona. (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === teak (not comparable) Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood. ==== Translations ==== === See also === afrormosia iroko Appendix:Colors === Further reading === teak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Kate, kate, keta, take == Basque == === Noun === teak absolutive plural of te ergative singular of te == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === teak n (plural teaks, no diminutive) teak ==== Derived terms ==== teakhout === Anagrams === akte == Finnish == === Alternative forms === tiik === Etymology === Borrowed from English teak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːk/, [ˈt̪iːk] Rhymes: -iːk === Noun === teak teak (timber or tree) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tiikki (recommendable) === Further reading === “teak”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === ekat, kate, keat