seker

See also: şeker and şəkər

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch seker, from Old Dutch *sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”).

Adjective

seker (attributive sekere, comparative sekerder, superlative sekerste)

1. sure, certain
2. confident, secure

Derived terms

• sekerlik

Adverb

seker

1. probably; likely

   Dis seker wat gebeur het.

   That's probably what happened.

   Hy is seker nog by die hospitaal.

   He is likely still at the hospital.

Synonyms

• waarskynlik

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Middle English

Adjective

seker

1. Alternative form of siker

Adverb

seker

1. Alternative form of siker

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Zazaki

Etymology

Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

Noun

seker (šakar)

1. sugar