SK
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sk"
Translingual
Symbol
SK
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Slovakia since 1993.
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sikkim from 1974 to 1975.
Usage notes
In relation to its use for Sikkim, the code was deprecated in favour of IN upon the country's annexation by India.
English
Phrase
SK
- (TDD) Initialism of stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation.
- [1974 December, Leo Dicker, “Suggested Procedures for Using Telecommunication Devices”, in Jess M. Smith, editor, The Deaf American[1], volume 27, number 4, page 9:
- When either of the two people is ready to end the conversation, this is done by typing at the end of a sentence—“SK OR GA” (stop key or go ahead).]
Derived terms
Verb
SK
- (handbells) Abbreviation of shake.
Noun
SK (plural SKs)
- (Canada) Initialism of senior kindergarten.
Proper noun
SK
- Abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada.
- Initialism of South Korea: a country in East Asia.
- Abbreviation of Sikkim: a state of India.
- Initialism of Sunkyong, a company from South Korea.
Anagrams
French
Proper noun
SK ?
- abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada
- Synonym: Sask.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛs.ka/
Noun
SK (plural SK-SK)
- initialism of surat keputusan (“decree”)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeske/ [ˈes.ke]
Noun
SK (plural SK-SK)
- (Malaysia, education) initialism of sekolah kebangsaan (“state school; public school”, literally “national school”)
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeskej/ [ˈʔɛs.keɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -eskej
Proper noun
SK
- initialism of Sangguniang Kabataan