sek

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sek"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Sekani.

Symbol

sek

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sekani.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sekani terms

Finnish

Noun

sek

1. abbreviation of sekunti

Usage notes

The SI abbreviation s is preferred in many contexts, but sek remains rather common informally.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch shag, from English shag, from Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggiją (“projection, bristly hair, stem”), *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, protrude”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to jump, move, hurry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk/ [ˈsɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: sek
• Homophone: SEK

Noun

sek (plural sek-sek)

1. shag (coarse shredded tobacco)

Alternative forms

• seg

Further reading

• “sek”, 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

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုက် (hcuik).

Verb

sek

1. to land

References

• Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: sèk

Verb

sèk

1. second-person singular imperative of sekti

Verb

sèk

1. second-person singular imperative of segti

Middle English

Noun

sek

1. alternative form of sak

Norwegian

Noun

sek

1. Abbreviation, shorthand and colloquial version of sekund; more frequently used non-literally than its full-length counterpart.

   Used in the singular: "Kan du bare vente et sek så jeg får tatt deg igjen?" ("Can you please wait a second so that I can catch up to you?")

   Used in the plural: "Kommer om tjue sek." ("Coming in twenty seconds.")

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English check.

Noun

sek

1. check/cheque

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French sec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sec/

Adjective

sek

1. (of alcohol) unadulterated

   sek viski ― unadulterated whiskey

Adverb

sek

1. unadulterately

   Sek içmek. ― To drink (alcohol) without adulterating it.

Etymology 2

Verb

sek

1. second-person singular imperative of sekmek