sek
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sek"
Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
sek
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Sekani terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch shag, from English shag, from Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggiją (“projection, bristly hair, stem”), *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, protrude”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to jump, move, hurry”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsɛk/ [ˈsɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: sek
- Homophone: SEK
Noun
sek (plural sek-sek)
- shag (coarse shredded tobacco)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “sek”, 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
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုက် (hcuik).
Verb
sek
- to land
References
- Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, , →ISSN, pages 91–128
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs̪ʲɛk/
Verb
sèk
- second-person singular imperative of sekti
Verb
sèk
- second-person singular imperative of segti
Middle English
Noun
sek
- alternative form of sak
Norwegian
Noun
sek
- Abbreviation, shorthand and colloquial version of sekund; more frequently used non-literally than its full-length counterpart.
- Used in the singular: "Kan du bare vente et sek så jeg får tatt deg igjen?" ("Can you please wait a second so that I can catch up to you?")
- Used in the plural: "Kommer om tjue sek." ("Coming in twenty seconds.")
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
sek
Turkish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sec/
Adjective
sek
- (of alcohol) unadulterated
- sek viski ― unadulterated whiskey
Adverb
sek
- unadulterately
- Sek içmek. ― To drink (alcohol) without adulterating it.
Etymology 2
Verb
sek
- second-person singular imperative of sekmek