sek

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sek"

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုက် (hcuik).

Verb

sek

1. to land

References

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

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