tek

• te

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.

tek

1. (over) there, where

tek

1. ergative indefinite of te

See the etymology of the main entry.

tek

1. Hard mutation of dek.

Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg. From Proto-Celtic *tecu (“beautiful”).

tek

1. pretty, attractive

• tekenn (pretty girl)

tek

1. female, "she"

tek

1. female, "she-"

tek

1. first-person singular active present indicative of taka

tek m (invariable)

1. teak

From English take.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛk/

tek

1. take

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

• tek weh yuhself

• Richard Allsopp, editor (2003) Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 550
• tek – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

tek

1. present of ta and taka

tek

1. first-person singular present active indicative of taka

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ (“hand, arm”). Cognate with Khmer ដៃ (day, “hand”), Western Lawa teʔ (“hand”), Bolyu ti⁵⁵ (“hand”), Central Nicobarese -tai (“hand”).

tek[1]

1. hand

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tekъ.

• IPA^(key): /têk/

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.

• samo

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tękъ.

• IPA^(key): /têːk/

tȇk m (Cyrillic spelling те̑к)

1. appetite
2. taste, flavour

• dobar tek

• apetit

• IPA^(key): /téːk/

tẹ̑k m inan

1. run, flow
2. appetite

• apetít

• dober tek

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

• IPA^(key): /tec/

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tek

1. single, sole
2. unique
3. single-barrelled

   Antonym: çifte

• teklik

• tek tek