mek

See also: MEK, -mek, and ΜΕΚ

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 (first-person singular past tense (u) mek, participle mekur)

  1. to bleat, stammer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

mek (first-person singular past tense meka, participle mekur)

  1. to wet
Derived terms

References

  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.264
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), mek”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 255

Nalca

Noun

mek

  1. water
  2. river
  3. sea

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English make.

Verb

mek

  1. make

Potawatomi

Noun

mek (plural mekok)

  1. beaver

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ. Compare to Slovene mêhek, Czech měkký and Russian мягкий (mjágkij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêk/

Adjective

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

  1. soft

Declension

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