mek

See also: Mek, MEK, -mek, ΜΕΚ, and -mək

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *mek-, from Proto-Indo-European *mek- (to bleat). Cognate to Lithuanian meknénti (to bleat). An onomatopoeic root.[1]

Verb

mek (aorist (u) mek, participle mekur)

  1. to bleat, stammer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *maka, related to makë.[2]

Verb

mek (aorist meka, participle mekur)

  1. to wet
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 264
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mek”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 255

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛk]
  • Hyphenation: mek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Interjection

mek

  1. bleat (the characteristic sound of a goat, can be used repetitively)
    • 2014, Brátán Erzsébet, Fannici és az elsüllyedt birodalom[2]:
      Mek-mek-mek... Hát te meg ki vagy? - csodálkozott el a kecske.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English make.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mek/

Verb

mek

  1. to make
    Mek shuor se yu no tel nobadi.
    Make sure that you don't tell anyone.
  2. to do, to cause, to carry out, to perform
    No fi waant a tong mek kau no taak.
    It is not for want of a tongue that a cow does not talk.
    Di bwai mek mi staat kos badwod.
    The boy caused me to start swearing.
  3. to let
    Mek mi tel yu sitn.
    Let me tell you something.
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Gyalieshan 5:26:
      Mek wi no get ful-a wiself an tingk se wi beta dan ada piipl.
      Let us not become conceited [] of one another.

See also

  • wa mek

Further reading

  • mek at majstro.com

Nalca

Noun

mek

  1. water
  2. river
  3. sea

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English make.

Verb

mek

  1. make

Old Swedish

Pronoun

mek

  1. alternative form of mik

Potawatomi

Etymology

Cognate with Unami tëmakwe, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ.

Noun

mek (plural mekok)

  1. beaver

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ. Compare to Slovene mêhek, Czech měkký and Russian мя́гкий (mjáxkij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêk/

Adjective

mȅk (Cyrillic spelling ме̏к, definite mȅkī, comparative mȅkšī)

  1. soft

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mek meka meko
genitive meka meke meka
dative meku mekoj meku
accusative inanimate
animate
mek
meka
meku meko
vocative mek meka meko
locative meku mekoj meku
instrumental mekim mekom mekim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meki meke meka
genitive mekih mekih mekih
dative mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
accusative meke meke meka
vocative meki meke meka
locative mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
instrumental mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meki meka meko
genitive mekog(a) meke mekog(a)
dative mekom(u/e) mekoj mekom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
meki
mekog(a)
meku meko
vocative meki meka meko
locative mekom(e/u) mekoj mekom(e/u)
instrumental mekim mekom mekim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meki meke meka
genitive mekih mekih mekih
dative mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
accusative meke meke meka
vocative meki meke meka
locative mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
instrumental mekim(a) mekim(a) mekim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mekši mekša mekše
genitive mekšeg(a) mekše mekšeg(a)
dative mekšem(u) mekšoj mekšem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
mekši
mekšeg(a)
mekšu mekše
vocative mekši mekša mekše
locative mekšem(u) mekšoj mekšem(u)
instrumental mekšim mekšom mekšim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mekši mekše mekša
genitive mekših mekših mekših
dative mekšim(a) mekšim(a) mekšim(a)
accusative mekše mekše mekša
vocative mekši mekše mekša
locative mekšim(a) mekšim(a) mekšim(a)
instrumental mekšim(a) mekšim(a) mekšim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najmekši najmekša najmekše
genitive najmekšeg(a) najmekše najmekšeg(a)
dative najmekšem(u) najmekšoj najmekšem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
najmekši
najmekšeg(a)
najmekšu najmekše
vocative najmekši najmekša najmekše
locative najmekšem(u) najmekšoj najmekšem(u)
instrumental najmekšim najmekšom najmekšim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najmekši najmekše najmekša
genitive najmekših najmekših najmekših
dative najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a)
accusative najmekše najmekše najmekša
vocative najmekši najmekše najmekša
locative najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a)
instrumental najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a) najmekšim(a)

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