apek

See also: a·pek

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hakka 阿伯 (â-pak, “paternal uncle, old man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛk/
• Hyphenation: a‧pèk

Noun

apek (first-person possessive apekku, second-person possessive apekmu, third-person possessive apeknya)

1. honorific for Chinese parent or man.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apək/
• Hyphenation: a‧pêk

Adjective

apek

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of apak (“mouldy”)

Further reading

• “apek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old Tupi

FWOTD – 4 August 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɛk/

Verb

apek (s-)

1. (transitive) to singe; to burn the feathers or bristles of.
   • 1999, José de Anchieta, Teatro de Anchieta (play; overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Martins Fontes, page 162:

     Xe posaká, xe ratã; oroapek; oroesyne…

     I am valiant, I am strong; I will singe you; I will roast you…

Usage notes

• The third person object pronoun for this verb is s-: e.g. asapek (“I singe him/them”).
• The infinitives are sapeka (“to singe something”) and tapeka (“to singe someone”).

Descendants

• ⇒ Portuguese: sapecar

References

• Barbosa, A. Lemos; 1956; Curso de Tupi Antigo; Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José.
• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.pɛk/
• Rhymes: -apɛk
• Syllabification: a‧pek

Noun

apek

1. genitive plural of apka