teak

See also: teák

English
Teak wood

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) or Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiːk/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)

  1. (uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
  2. (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
  3. (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
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Adjective

teak (not comparable)

  1. Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Translations
colour

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Basque

Noun

teak

  1. absolutive plural of te
  2. ergative singular of te

Dutch

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Noun

teak n (plural teaks)

  1. teak

Derived terms
  • teakhout

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Finnish

Etymology

From English teak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːk/, [ˈt̪iːk]

Noun

teak

  1. teak (timber or tree)

Declension
Inflection of teak (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative teak teakit
genitive teakin teakien
partitive teakia teakeja
illative teakiin teakeihin
singular plural
nominative teak teakit
accusative nom. teak teakit
gen. teakin
genitive teakin teakien
partitive teakia teakeja
inessive teakissa teakeissa
elative teakista teakeista
illative teakiin teakeihin
adessive teakilla teakeilla
ablative teakilta teakeilta
allative teakille teakeille
essive teakina teakeina
translative teakiksi teakeiksi
instructive — teakein
abessive teakitta teakeitta
comitative — teakeineen
Possessive forms of teak (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person teakini teakimme
2nd person teakisi teakinne
3rd person teakinsa

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