hek

From Middle Dutch hecke, from Old Dutch *hekka, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju.

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛk/

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• Hyphenation: hek
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: hack

hek n (plural hekken, diminutive hekje n)

1. fence

   Het hek rond het park is gesloten. ― The fence around the park is closed.

   Ze klommen over het hek om de boomgaard binnen te komen. ― They climbed over the fence to get into the orchard.

   Hij schilderde het hek wit. ― He painted the fence white.

2. stern

• Afrikaans: hek
• Negerhollands: hek, hekn
• → Papiamentu: hèkchi, hekketsje (from the diminutive)

hek

1. alternative form of hacche

From Chinese 客 (MC khaek, “guest”). Cognate with Thai แขก (kɛ̀ɛk), Lao ແຂກ (khǣk), Lü ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (ẋaek¹), Shan ၶႅၵ်ႇ (khèk), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (khik). Doublet of hak.

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /heːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: hek⁷
• Hyphenation: hek

hek (1957–1982 spelling hek)

1. guest
2. tourist; visitor

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