seki

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seki"

English

Etymology

From Japanese セキ (seki).

Noun

seki

  1. (go) In the game of Go, a state of impasse where neither player can benefit from playing in a location

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Further reading

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

seki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せき

Karao

Noun

seki

  1. foot; leg

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪ʲɛˈkʲɪ/

Verb

seki̇̀

  1. second-person singular present of sekti

Maranao

Noun

seki

  1. leg

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English shake.

Verb

seki

  1. to shake, wobble, wag
    • 1996, H. C. Tiendalli, M. Nickel, Leisi Boekoe na ini Sranan Tongo‎[1], 3rd edition, Paramaribo, Suriname: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, page 39:
      Di a dagoe kisi meti a seki en tere.
      When the dog gets meat he wags his tail.

Derived terms

  • sekiwatra (“storm”)

Descendants

  • Aukan: seke

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “seki”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سكی (sekü, seki), from Proto-Turkic *sekü (“stone bench, stage, dais”).

Noun

seki

  1. seat
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