tek

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Teke. === Symbol === tek (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ibali Teke. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Ibali Teke terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Northumbria) IPA(key): /tɛk/ (Wearside) IPA(key): /tæk/ === Etymology 1 === Used to represent a dialectal pronunciation of take. ==== Verb ==== tek (third-person singular simple present teks, present participle teking or tekking, simple past took or tekked or tekt, past participle tekken or tekked or tekt) (Northumbria, Appalachia, dated) Pronunciation spelling of take, representing dialectal English. === Etymology 2 === Respelled clipping of technique. ==== Noun ==== tek (plural teks) (slang) A method of or procedure for extracting, synthesizing, freebasing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing recreational drugs. === Further reading === “tek”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Albanian == === Alternative forms === te === Etymology === Inherited 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 (over) there, where ==== Usage notes ==== When following a vowel, tek is used; when following a constanant, te is used. == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Verb === tek to take == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tek/ [t̪ek] Rhymes: -ek Hyphenation: tek === Noun === tek ergative indefinite of te == Breton == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the main entry. ==== Numeral ==== tek hard mutation of dek === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Brythonic *teg, from Proto-Celtic *tekos (“beautiful”). Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg. ==== Adjective ==== tek pretty, attractive ===== Derived terms ===== tekenn (pretty girl) == Choctaw == === Noun === tek female, "she" === Adjective === tek female, "she-" == Hokkien == == Icelandic == === Verb === tek first-person singular active present indicative of taka == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtɛk/ [ˈt̪ɛk̚] Rhymes: -ɛk Syllabification: tek === Noun === tèk (plural tek-tek) apocopic form of teknik == Italian == === Etymology === Derived from Portuguese teca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛk Hyphenation: tèk === Noun === tek m (invariable) (botany) teak (Tectona grandis) === Further reading === tek in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) tek in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === Derived from English take. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtek/ Rhymes: -ek Hyphenation: tek === Verb === tek to take Tek time pon di road. ― Take it easy when you're driving. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 550 tek – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary == Kensiu == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Austroasiatic *tiəkˀ (“lie down, sleep”). Compare Khmer ដេក (deek). ==== Verb ==== tek to sleep === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Austroasiatic *teːˀ (“earth”). Compare Khmer ដី (dəy). ==== Noun ==== tek earth, ground == Malay == === Etymology === Clipping of tetek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtek/ [ˈt̪eʔ] Rhymes: -eʔ Hyphenation: tek === Noun === tek (plural tek-tek or tek2) apheretic form of tetek == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === tek present of ta and taka == Old Norse == === Verb === tek first-person singular present active indicative of taka == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛk Syllabification: tek === Noun === tek genitive plural of teka == Sarawak Malay == === Etymology === Syncopic form of tadik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teʔ/ === Adverb === tek (syncopated) just now; the time that has just passed == Semai == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ (“hand, arm”). Cognate with Khmer ដៃ (day, “hand”), Western Lawa [script needed] (teʔ, “hand”), Bolyu [Term?] (ti⁵⁵, “hand”), Central Nicobarese [script needed] (-tai, “hand”). === Noun === tek hand === References === == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /têk/ ==== Adverb ==== tȅk (Cyrillic spelling те̏к) only, only just, hardly, barely Tek svega par je preživjelo katastrofu. ― Only a couple of people survived the catastrophe. yet, still Pregovori se tek trebaju održati. ― Negotiations have yet to take place. ===== See also ===== samo === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tękъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /têːk/ ==== Noun ==== tȇk m inan (Cyrillic spelling те̑к) appetite taste, flavour ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== dobar tek ===== See also ===== apetit == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /téːk/ === Noun === tẹ̑k m inan run, flow appetite ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== apetít ==== Derived terms ==== dober tek == Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtec/ Rhymes: -ec Hyphenation: tek === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تك (tek, “unique; alone”), from Proto-Turkic *tēk. ==== Adjective ==== tek single, sole, only Synonyms: vahit, yegâne a shot of an alcoholic beverage (figurative) none, no (mathematics) odd number (indivisible by two) Antonym: çift ===== Declension ===== ==== Adverb ==== tek emphasizes a wish just, only, one ==== Noun ==== tek (definite accusative teki, plural tekler) refers to a single member of a group of identical or matching things ===== Declension ===== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Cognate with Kazakh тек (tek, “calm, quiet”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Adjective ==== tek quiet, calm, well-behaved Synonyms: uslu, sessiz, hareketsiz ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “tek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı