せく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
堰く塞く咳く

Related to 狭(せ)し (seshi, adjective, classical).^[1]

堰(せ)く (seku) and 咳(せ)く (seku) share the same origin.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せく [séꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞kɯ̟]

Verb

せく • (seku) ^{←せく (seku)^?}godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

堰く, 塞く: (transitive) to dam
咳く: (intransitive) to cough

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せか	seka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せき	seki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せく	seku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せく	seku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せけ	seke
Meireikei ("imperative")	せけ	seke
Key constructions
Passive	せかれる	sekareru
Causative	せかせるせかす	sekaseru sekasu
Potential	せける	sekeru
Volitional	せこう	sekō
Negative	せかない	sekanai
Negative continuative	せかず	sekazu
Formal	せきます	sekimasu
Perfective	せいた	seita
Conjunctive	せいて	seite
Hypothetical conditional	せけば	sekeba

Derived terms

堰(せき) (seki, “dam”)
咳(せき) (seki, “cough”)
堰(せ)き止(と)める (sekitomeru)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
急く

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せく [séꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞kɯ̟]

Verb

せく • (seku) ^{←せく (seku)^?}intransitive godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

Japanese verb pair
active	せかせる
mediopassive	せく

to rush

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せか	seka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せき	seki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せく	seku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せく	seku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せけ	seke
Meireikei ("imperative")	せけ	seke
Key constructions
Passive	せかれる	sekareru
Causative	せかせるせかす	sekaseru sekasu
Potential	せける	sekeru
Volitional	せこう	sekō
Negative	せかない	sekanai
Negative continuative	せかず	sekazu
Formal	せきます	sekimasu
Perfective	せいた	seita
Conjunctive	せいて	seite
Hypothetical conditional	せけば	sekeba

Related terms

せかせか (sekaseka, “hastily; haste”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN