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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Teke.

Symbol

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tek

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

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Used to represent a dialectal pronunciation of take.

Verb

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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)

  1. (Northumbria, Appalachia, dated) Pronunciation spelling of take, representing dialectal English.
    • 1893, Amélie Rives, Tanis, the Sang-digger:
      Doncher know a cud hole yuh an' tek a kiss anytime a'd a mine tuh?

Etymology 2

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Respelled clipping of technique.

Noun

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tek (plural teks)

  1. (slang) A method of, or procedure for, extracting, synthesizing, freebasing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing recreational drugs.

Further reading

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  • “tek”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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tek

  1. (over) there, where

Usage notes

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  • When following a vowel, tek is used; when following a constanant, te is used.

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Verb

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tek

  1. to take

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tek/ [t̪ek]
  • Rhymes: -ek
  • Hyphenation: tek

Noun

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tek

  1. ergative indefinite of te

Breton

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the main entry.

Numeral

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tek

  1. hard mutation of dek

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Brythonic *teg, from Proto-Celtic *tekos (“beautiful”). Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg.

Adjective

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tek

  1. pretty, attractive
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Choctaw

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Noun

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tek

  1. female, "she"

Adjective

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tek

  1. female, "she-"

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of tek – see 竹 (“bamboo; musical instrument made of bamboo; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 竹).

Icelandic

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Verb

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tek

  1. first-person singular active present indicative of taka

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tèk (plural tek-tek)

  1. apocopic form of teknik

Italian

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Etymology

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Derived from Portuguese teca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tek m (invariable)

  1. (botany) teak (Tectona grandis)

Further reading

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  • tek in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • tek in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English take.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtek/
  • Rhymes: -ek
  • Hyphenation: tek

Verb

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tek

  1. to take
    Tek time pon di road. ― Take it easy when you're driving.

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verbs

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Kensiu

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Austroasiatic *tiəkˀ (“lie down, sleep”). Compare Khmer ដេក (deek).

Verb

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tek

  1. to sleep

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Austroasiatic *teːˀ (“earth”). Compare Khmer ដី (dəy).

Noun

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tek

  1. earth, ground

Malay

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Etymology

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Clipping of tetek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtek/ [ˈt̪eʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eʔ
  • Hyphenation: tek

Noun

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tek (plural tek-tek or tek2)

  1. apheretic form of tetek

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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tek

  1. present of ta and taka

Old Norse

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Verb

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tek

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of taka

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: tek

Noun

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tek

  1. genitive plural of teka

Sarawak Malay

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Etymology

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Syncopic form of tadik.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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tek

  1. (syncopated) just now; the time that has just passed
    Aku kenak anok tek.
    I just got scolded/told off.

Semai

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Etymology

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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

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tek

  1. hand[1]

References

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  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008), Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia [Semai—Malay Dictionary]‎[1], Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ.

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Adverb

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tȅk (Cyrillic spelling те̏к)

  1. only, only just, hardly, barely
    Tek svega par je preživjelo katastrofu. ― Only a couple of people survived the catastrophe.
  2. yet, still
    Pregovori se tek trebaju održati. ― Negotiations have yet to take place.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tękъ.

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Noun

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tȇk m inan (Cyrillic spelling те̑к)

  1. appetite
  2. taste, flavour
Declension
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Declension of tek
singular
nominative tek
genitive teka
dative teku
accusative tek
vocative teče
locative teku
instrumental tekom
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Slovene

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Noun

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tẹ̑k m inan

  1. run, flow
  2. appetite

Declension

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Unknown tone or non-tonal
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Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. ték
gen. sing. téka
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		ték téka téki
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		téka tékov tékov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		téku tékoma tékom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		ték téka téke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		téku tékih tékih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		tékom tékoma téki

Synonyms

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تك (tek, “unique; alone”), from Proto-Turkic *tēk.

cognates

Cognate with Azerbaijani tək, Uzbek tek, and Kazakh тек (tek).

Adjective

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tek

  1. single, sole, only
    Synonyms: vahit, yegâne
  2. a shot of an alcoholic beverage
  3. (figurative) none, no
  4. (mathematics) odd (indivisible by two)
  5. mono- (in compounds)
    Antonym: çift
Declension
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Predicative forms of tek
present tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I am) tekim tek miyim?
sen (you are) teksin tek misin?
o (he/she/it is) tek / tektir tek mi?
biz (we are) tekiz tek miyiz?
siz (you are) teksiniz tek misiniz?
onlar (they are) tek(ler) tek(ler) mi?
past tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tektim tek miydim?
sen (you were) tektin tek miydin?
o (he/she/it was) tekti tek miydi?
biz (we were) tektik tek miydik?
siz (you were) tektiniz tek miydiniz?
onlar (they were) tektiler tek miydiler?
indirect past
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tekmişim tek miymişim?
sen (you were) tekmişsin tek miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was) tekmiş tek miymiş?
biz (we were) tekmişiz tek miymişiz?
siz (you were) tekmişsiniz tek miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were) tekmişler tek miymişler?
conditional
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (if I) teksem tek miysem?
sen (if you) teksen tek miysen?
o (if he/she/it) tekse tek miyse?
biz (if we) teksek tek miysek?
siz (if you) tekseniz tek miyseniz?
onlar (if they) tekseler tek miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Adverb

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tek

  1. emphasizes a wish
  2. just, only, one

Noun

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tek (definite accusative teki, plural tekler)

  1. refers to a single member of a group of identical or matching things
Declension
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Declension of tek
singular plural
nominative tek tekler
definite accusative teki tekleri
dative teke teklere
locative tekte teklerde
ablative tekten teklerden
genitive tekin teklerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular tekim teklerim
2nd singular tekin teklerin
3rd singular teki tekleri
1st plural tekimiz teklerimiz
2nd plural tekiniz tekleriniz
3rd plural tekleri tekleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular tekimi teklerimi
2nd singular tekini teklerini
3rd singular tekini teklerini
1st plural tekimizi teklerimizi
2nd plural tekinizi teklerinizi
3rd plural teklerini teklerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular tekime teklerime
2nd singular tekine teklerine
3rd singular tekine teklerine
1st plural tekimize teklerimize
2nd plural tekinize teklerinize
3rd plural teklerine teklerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular tekimde teklerimde
2nd singular tekinde teklerinde
3rd singular tekinde teklerinde
1st plural tekimizde teklerimizde
2nd plural tekinizde teklerinizde
3rd plural teklerinde teklerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular tekimden teklerimden
2nd singular tekinden teklerinden
3rd singular tekinden teklerinden
1st plural tekimizden teklerimizden
2nd plural tekinizden teklerinizden
3rd plural teklerinden teklerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular tekimin teklerimin
2nd singular tekinin teklerinin
3rd singular tekinin teklerinin
1st plural tekimizin teklerimizin
2nd plural tekinizin teklerinizin
3rd plural teklerinin teklerinin
Predicative forms
singular plural
1st singular tekim teklerim
2nd singular teksin teklersin
3rd singular tek
tektir 		tekler
teklerdir
1st plural tekiz tekleriz
2nd plural teksiniz teklersiniz
3rd plural tekler teklerdir

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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Kazakh тек (tek, “calm, quiet”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

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tek

  1. quiet, calm, well-behaved
    Synonyms: uslu, sessiz, hareketsiz
Declension
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Predicative forms of tek
present tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I am) tekim tek miyim?
sen (you are) teksin tek misin?
o (he/she/it is) tek / tektir tek mi?
biz (we are) tekiz tek miyiz?
siz (you are) teksiniz tek misiniz?
onlar (they are) tek(ler) tek(ler) mi?
past tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tektim tek miydim?
sen (you were) tektin tek miydin?
o (he/she/it was) tekti tek miydi?
biz (we were) tektik tek miydik?
siz (you were) tektiniz tek miydiniz?
onlar (they were) tektiler tek miydiler?
indirect past
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tekmişim tek miymişim?
sen (you were) tekmişsin tek miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was) tekmiş tek miymiş?
biz (we were) tekmişiz tek miymişiz?
siz (you were) tekmişsiniz tek miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were) tekmişler tek miymişler?
conditional
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (if I) teksem tek miysem?
sen (if you) teksen tek miysen?
o (if he/she/it) tekse tek miyse?
biz (if we) teksek tek miysek?
siz (if you) tekseniz tek miyseniz?
onlar (if they) tekseler tek miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

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Further reading

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