peka

See also: pęka and пека

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛka]

Verb

peka

1. masculine singular present transgressive of péct

Esperanto

Etymology

From peki +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeka/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ka
• Rhymes: -eka

Adjective

peka (accusative singular pekan, plural pekaj, accusative plural pekajn)

1. sinful

Related terms

• pekema (“sinning, wicked”, adjective)

Garo

Verb

peka

1. to be intoxicated

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay peka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ka/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: pe‧ka

Adjective

peka

1. considerate, thoughtful
2. sensitive
3. attentive.
4. alert
5. allergic

Derived terms

• kepekaan
• memeka
• terpeka

 

• peka cahaya
• peka krisis

 

Further reading

• “peka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lindu

Noun

peka

1. fishhook
2. fishing rod

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *peka from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Hawaiian peʻa, Samoan pe'a, Fijian beka).

Noun

peka (used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka)

1. bat (the flying mammal)

Derived terms

• pekapeka

 

Etymology 2

Cognate of Hawaiian peʻa “cross” and Tahitian peʻa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

peka

1. branch (of a tree, river)
2. a piece of firewood

Derived terms

• kaupeka
• pekapeka
• pekanga
• rīpeka

 

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “peka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 319
• “peka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

peka (present tense pekar or peker, past tense peka or pekte, past participle peka or pekt, passive infinitive pekast, present participle pekande, imperative pek)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of peika

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From peći (“to bake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pêka/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ka

Noun

pȅka f (Cyrillic spelling пе̏ка)

1. iron pan for baking bread

Declension

Declension of peka

	singular	plural
nominative	pȅka	peke
genitive	peke	pȇkā
dative	peki / peci	pekama
accusative	peku	peke
vocative	peko	peke
locative	peki / peci	pekama
instrumental	pekom	pekama

Derived terms

• pekara

References

• “peka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Noun

peka

1. inflection of pek:
   1. accusative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Danish pege and Norwegian Nynorsk peika.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

peka (present pekar, preterite pekade, supine pekat, imperative peka)

1. to point

   Han pekade på elefanten

   He pointed at the elephant

   Han pekade mot huset

   He pointed towards the house

   Det är fult att peka

   It's rude to point

Conjugation

Conjugation of peka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	peka		pekas
Supine	pekat		pekats
Imperative	peka		—
Imper. plural1	peken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pekar	pekade	pekas	pekades
Ind. plural1	peka	pekade	pekas	pekades
Subjunctive2	peke	pekade	pekes	pekades
	Participles
Present participle	pekande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• peka ut
• pekare
• pekdon
• pekfinger
• pekpinne
• påpeka
• utpeka

 

References

• peka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• peka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• peka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *peka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ka/

Noun

peka

1. flying fox

Yámana

Noun

peka

1. shore