pek
Basque
Noun
pek
- ergative indefinite of pe
Dutch
Alternative forms
- pik (dated)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Latin pīx. Cognate with German Pech (from which Dutch pech), English pitch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pek
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
pek m (uncountable)
- 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.
Derived terms
-general:
- pekblende
- pekbrander
- pekdoek
- pekdraad
- pekhandel
- pekkleed
- pekkoker
- pekkwast
- peklepel
- peklucht
- pekmuts
- pekolie
- pekoven
- pekpleister
- pekreep
- pekturf
- pekvat
-types of pitch:
- aardpek
- bergpek
- briketpek
- brouwerspek
- houtpek
- pijnpek
- scheepspek
Descendants
- → Arawak: pesi
- → Indonesian: pek
- → Japanese: ペンキ
- → Russian: пек (pek)
- → Papiamentu: pek (dated)
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch pek, from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Latin pīx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛk/
- Hyphenation: pèk
Noun
pèk (first-person possessive pekku, second-person possessive pekmu, third-person possessive peknya)
- (colloquial) pitch (sticky substance)
- Synonyms: ter, aspal, belangkin
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛk/
- Hyphenation: pèk
Noun
pèk (first-person possessive pekku, second-person possessive pekmu, third-person possessive peknya)
- (Jakarta) Alternative form of empek
Further reading
- “pek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
pek
- imperative of peke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
pek
- (non-standard since 2012) imperative of peka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Beck, Bäck, archaic variant of Bäcker (“baker”).
Noun
pek m (Cyrillic spelling пек)
- (regional, Kajkavian) baker
Synonyms
- pekar
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pèːk/, /péːk/
Noun
pẹ̄k m anim
- baker
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | pék | ||
| gen. sing. | péka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | pék | péka | péki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | péka | pékov | pékov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | péku | pékoma | pékom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | péka | péka | péke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | péku | pékih | pékih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | pékom | pékoma | péki |
Further reading
- “pek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پك (bek, pek), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate withOld Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”);Bashkir бик (bik, “very”),Kazakh бек (bek, “very, firm”),Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pec/
Adverb
pek
- very
- Pek zorlu yollardan geçtiler.
- They went through very difficult roads.
- firm, strong.
- Bu nesne taştan pektir.
- This object is firmer than a stone.
Derived terms
- pekâlâ
- peki, pekiyi
- pekişmek
Related terms
- beklemek
- berk
Further reading
- pek in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Yucatec Maya
Noun
pek
- Obsolete spelling of peekʼ