deek

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani dikhel; compare Hindi देखो (dekho, look).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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deek (third-person singular simple present deeks, present participle deekin, simple past and past participle deeked)

  1. (Geordie) To look.
    Hoo man, deek at this.
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Noun

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deek (plural deeks)

  1. (Geordie) A look.
    Take a deek at it.

Anagrams

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Basque

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Noun

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deek

  1. ergative plural of de

Hlai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hlai *hnaːk (otter), from Pre-Hlai *naːk (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *naːkᴰ (otter) (whence Thai นาก (nâak)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deek

  1. otter

Semai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Aslian *dɯɯŋ (house), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuŋ (house). Cognate with Phuong deŋ (“house; shelter”).

Noun

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deek [1]

  1. house

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia