sake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Pronunciation 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Synonyms 1.2.3.2 Translations 1.2.4 See also 2 Japanese 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Alternative forms 2.1.2 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English sacu "cause, lawsuit, legal action, complaint, issue, dispute", from Germanic *sako. Cognate with Danish sag, Dutch zaak "cause, thing", German Sache "thing, legal cause", 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjo), “‘dispute, argument’”), Swedish sak.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sāk, IPA: /seɪk/, SAMPA: /seIk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪk

[edit] Noun

sake (plural sakes)

1. cause, interest or account
2. purpose or end; reason

   For old times' sake

3. in order to

   For the sake of argument

4. The benefit or regard of someone or something
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 242a-b.

     But it will be for your sake that we'll undertake to refute this thesis,

5. (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.

[edit] Derived terms

• for Christ’s sake
• for God’s sake
• for heaven’s sake
• for the sake of
• for the sake of it

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[edit] Etymology 2

Japanese 酒 (sake), any alcoholic drink.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• saké, saki

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: säkĕ, IPA: /sɑːkɛ/, SAMPA: /sA:kE/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkɛ
• enPR: säkē, IPA: /sɑːki/, SAMPA: /sA:ki/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}
  • Rhymes: -ɑːki

[edit] Noun

sake (plural sakes)

Wikipedia

1. (countable and uncountable) Rice wine, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.

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• rice wine

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[edit] See also

• awamori
• shochu

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Alternative forms

• お酒 (おさけ, osake, saké)

[edit] Noun

sake (hiragana さけ)

1. 酒: sake, alcohol-based beverage

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

sákè

[edit] Noun

sake (hiragana さけ)

1. 鮭: salmon