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teak

/ˈtik/TEEK
/ˈtik/TEEK

Meaningthe teak tree

Common meaning: a tropical tree with very hard wood

Journey through time

  1. Malayalamtekka‘the teak tree’source
  2. Tamiltekkusource
  3. Englishteak‘a tropical tree with very hard wood’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Malayalam tekka ‘the teak tree’.

Source words

  • tekka Malayalam · source word “the teak tree”

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