korek

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɛk]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -orɛk

Noun

korek m inan

1. cork (bark)

Declension

Declension of korek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	korek	korky
genitive	korku	korků
dative	korku	korkům
accusative	korek	korky
vocative	korku	korky
locative	korku	korcích
instrumental	korkem	korky

Derived terms

• korkový

Further reading

• “korek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “korek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “korek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkorek/ [ˈko.rɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -orek
• Syllabification: ko‧rek

Etymology 1

From Malay korek. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

korèk (plural korek-korek)

1. gouge, chisel (an incising tool)

   Synonym: cungkil

2. drill

   Synonym: gerek

3. ellipsis of korek api (“match (device to make fire)”)

Derived terms

• korekan
• mengorek
• mengorek-ngorek
• pengorek
• pengorekan

• korek api
• korek kuping

Etymology 2

From Dutch correct, from Middle French correct, from Latin corrēctus.

Adjective

korèk (comparative lebih korek, superlative paling korek)

1. (uncommon) correct

   Synonym: betul

Related terms

• koreksi
• korektif
• korektor

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Rampi [Term?].

Noun

korèk (plural korek-korek)

1. (dialect) tree frog

   Synonym: katak pohon

Further reading

• “korek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /koreʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /korɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -oreʔ, -reʔ, -eʔ

Verb

korek (used in the form mengorek)

1. to dig

Synonyms

• gali

Descendants

• Indonesian: korék

Further reading

• “korek”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kork, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.rɛk/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔ.rɛk]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrɛk
• Syllabification: ko‧rek

Noun

korek m inan

1. (botany) cork
2. cork, stopper

   Synonym: zatyczka

3. traffic jam

   Synonyms: zator drogowy, zator uliczny

4. (electrical engineering) fuse (a device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit)

   Synonyms: bezpiecznik, stopka

5. (soccer) cleat (protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction)
6. (soccer, in the plural) cleats (shoes)

   Synonym: korkotrampki

7. (Far Masovian, Mława, in the plural) synonym of trepki

Declension

Declension of korek

	singular	plural
nominative	korek	korki
genitive	korka	korków
dative	korkowi	korkom
accusative	korek	korki
instrumental	korkiem	korkami
locative	korku	korkach
vocative	korku	korki

Derived terms

• korkociąg
• korkotrampki
• korkować
• korkowiec
• korkowy

Further reading

• korek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• korek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “korki”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 276