# pek
## Translingual
### Symbol

pek
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Penchal.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Penchal terms

## Basque
### Noun

pek
* ergative indefinite of pe

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* pik (dated)

### Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pīx. Cognate with German Pech (from which Dutch pech), English pitch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pek
* Rhymes: -ɛk

### Noun

pek m (uncountable)
* pitch (sticky substance used as an adhesive and sealant)
    In de Middeleeuwen werd pek gebruikt om schepen te beschermen tegen lekken. ― During the Middle Ages, pitch was used to protect ships against leaks.

#### Derived terms

* pekblende
* pekbrander
* pekdoek
* pekdraad
* pekhandel
* pekkleed
* pekkoker
* pekkwast
* peklepel
* peklucht
* pekmuts
* pekolie
* pekoven
* pekpleister
* pekreep
* pekturf
* pekvat
* pikbroek
* pikzwart
* aardpek
* bergpek
* briketpek
* brouwerspek
* houtpek
* pijnpek
* scheepspek

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: pik
* → Lokono: pesi
* → Indonesian: pek
* → Japanese: ペンキ (penki)
* → Russian: пек (pek)
* → Papiamentu: piki, pek (dated)

### Further reading

* “pek” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Dutch pek, from Middle Dutch pec, from Old Dutch pek, from Latin pīx.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛk/
* Hyphenation: pèk

#### Noun

pèk (plural pek-pek)
* (colloquial) pitch (sticky substance)
    Synonyms: ter, aspal, belangkin

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛk/
* Hyphenation: pèk

#### Noun

pèk (plural pek-pek)
* (Jakarta) Alternative form of empek

### Further reading

* “pek” 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.

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* pec, peke, peck, pech, pake, pache

### Etymology

From Old English pēc- (“in Pēcsǣtna”), pēac- (“in Peácland”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛːk/, /peːk/

### Noun

pek (plural pekes)
* peak

#### Descendants

* English: peak
* ⇒ Yola: Cullpaak

#### References

* “pēk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

pek
* imperative of peke

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

pek
* (non-standard since 2012) imperative of peka

## Q'eqchi
### Noun

pek
* stone

#### Derived terms

* pekark (“harden”, verb)

### Further reading

* Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From German Beck, Bäck, archaic variant of Bäcker (“baker”).

### Noun

pek m (Cyrillic spelling пек)
* (regional, Kajkavian) baker
    Synonym: pekar

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pèːk/, /péːk/

### Noun

pẹ̄k m anim
* baker

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “pek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پك (bek, pek), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Kazakh бек (bek, “very, firm”), Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pec/

### Adverb

pek
* very
    Pek zorlu yollardan geçtiler.They went through very difficult roads.
* firm, strong.
    Bu nesne taştan pektir.This object is firmer than a stone.

#### Derived terms

* pekâlâ
* peki
* pekişmek
* pekiştirmek
* pekiyi

#### Related terms

* beklemek
* berk

#### Further reading

* “pek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

## Yucatec Maya
### Noun

pek
* Obsolete spelling of peekʼ.