pek

Clipping of English Penchal with k as a placeholder.

pek

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Penchal.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Penchal terms

pek

1. ergative indefinite of pe

• pik (dated)

Inherited from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pīx. Cognate with German Pech (from which Dutch pech), English pitch.

• IPA^(key): /pɛk/

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• Hyphenation: pek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

pek m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. pitch (sticky substance used as an adhesive and sealant)

   In de Middeleeuwen werd pek gebruikt om schepen te beschermen tegen lekken. ― During the Middle Ages, pitch was used to protect ships against leaks.

• Afrikaans: pik
• → Lokono: pesi
• → Indonesian: pek
• → Japanese: ペンキ (penki)
• → Russian: пек (pek)
• → Papiamentu: piki, pek (dated)

• “pek” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Borrowed from Dutch pek, from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Latin pīx.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛk/ [ˈpɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: pek

pèk (plural pek-pek)

1. (colloquial) pitch (sticky substance)

   Synonyms: ter, aspal, belangkin

Unknown.

pèk (plural pek-pek)

1. (Jakarta) alternative form of empek

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in pek.

• “pek”, 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

Borrowed from English pack, from Middle English pak, pakke, from Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe; both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”).

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛk/ [ˈpɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Hyphenation: pek

pek (Jawi spelling ڤيک, plural pek-pek or pek²)

1. pack (of something, usually wrapped in cloth or paper)

   Saya beli satu pek susu Milo di pasar raya semalam.

   I bought one pack of Milo at the supermarket yesterday.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in pek.

• "pek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

• pec, peke, peck, pech, pake, pache

From Old English Pēac- (in Pēacland, Pēacsǣta).

• IPA^(key): /pɛːk/, /peːk/

pek (plural pekes)

1. peak

• English: peak
• ⇒ Yola: Cullpaak

• “pēk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

pek

1. imperative of peke

pek

1. (non-standard since 2012) imperative of peka

pek

1. stone

• pekark (“harden”, verb)

• Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [1]

Borrowed from German Beck, Bäck, archaic variant of Bäcker (“baker”).

pek m anim (Cyrillic spelling пек)

1. (regional, Kajkavian) baker

   Synonym: pekar

• IPA^(key): /pèːk/, /péːk/

pẹ̄k m anim

1. baker

• “pek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پك (bek, pek), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Kazakh бек (bek, “very, firm”), Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), etc.

• IPA^(key): /pec/

pek

1. very

   Pek zorlu yollardan geçtiler.

   They went through very difficult roads.

2. firm, strong.

   Bu nesne taştan pektir.

   This object is firmer than a stone.

• beklemek
• berk

• “pek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

pek

1. obsolete spelling of peekʼ