# peka
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛka]

### Verb

peka
* masculine singular present transgressive of péct

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From peki +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeka/
* Hyphenation: pe‧ka
* Rhymes: -eka

### Adjective

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

#### Related terms

* pekema (“sinning, wicked”, adjective)

## Garo
### Verb

peka
* to be intoxicated

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay peka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpe.ka/
* Rhymes: -a
* Hyphenation: pe‧ka

### Adjective

peka
* considerate, thoughtful
* sensitive
* attentive.
* alert
* 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
* fishhook
* 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)
* bat (the flying mammal)

##### Derived terms

* pekapeka

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 331-2
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 235-7

### 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
* branch (of a tree, river)
* a piece of firewood

##### Derived terms

* kaupeka
* pekapeka
* pekanga
* rīpeka

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 331-2
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “peka.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### 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)
* (pre-2012) alternative form of peika

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From peći (“to bake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pêka/
* Hyphenation: pe‧ka

### Noun

pȅka f (Cyrillic spelling пе̏ка)
* iron pan for baking bread

#### Derived terms

* pekara

### References

* “peka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovene
### Noun

peka
* inflection of pek:
** accusative/genitive singular
** nominative/accusative dual

## Swedish
### Etymology

Compare Danish pege and Norwegian Nynorsk peika.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

peka (present pekar, preterite pekade, supine pekat, imperative peka)
* to point
    Han pekade på elefantenHe pointed at the elephant
    Han pekade mot husetHe pointed towards the house
    Det är fult att pekaIt's rude to point

#### 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: /pe.ka/

### Noun

peka
* flying fox

## Yámana
### Noun

peka
* shore