pek

Symbol

pek

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

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Penchal terms

Noun

pek

1. ergative indefinite of pe

Alternative forms

• pik (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pīx. Cognate with German Pech (from which Dutch pech), English pitch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛk/

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• Hyphenation: pek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

pek m (uncountable)

1. pitch (sticky substance used as an adhesive and sealant)

   In de Middeleeuwen werd pek gebruikt om schepen te beschermen tegen lekken. ― During the Middle Ages, pitch was used to protect ships against leaks.

Further reading

• “pek” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Etymology 1

From Dutch pek, from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Latin pīx.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Further reading

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

Alternative forms

• pec, peke, peck, pech, pake, pache

Etymology

From Old English pēc- (“in Pēcsǣtna”), pēac- (“in Peácland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːk/, /peːk/

Noun

pek (plural pekes)

1. peak

Verb

pek

1. imperative of peke

Verb

pek

1. (non-standard since 2012) imperative of peka

Noun

pek

1. stone

Further reading

• Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)

Etymology

From German Beck, Bäck, archaic variant of Bäcker (“baker”).

Noun

pek m (Cyrillic spelling пек)

1. (regional, Kajkavian) baker

   Synonym: pekar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pèːk/, /péːk/

Noun

pẹ̄k m anim

1. baker

Inflection

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pék
gen. sing.	péka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	pék	péka	péki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	péka	pékov	pékov
dative (dajȃlnik)	péku	pékoma	pékom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	péka	péka	péke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	péku	pékih	pékih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pékom	pékoma	péki

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Further reading

• “pek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پك (bek, pek), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Kazakh бек (bek, “very, firm”), Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pec/

Adverb

pek

1. very

   Pek zorlu yollardan geçtiler.

   They went through very difficult roads.

2. firm, strong.

   Bu nesne taştan pektir.

   This object is firmer than a stone.

Noun

pek

1. Obsolete spelling of peekʼ.