# teak
## English
### Alternative forms

* teek (obsolete)

### Etymology

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tiːk/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Noun

teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)
* (uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
* (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
* (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
    teak:

#### Derived terms

* African teak
* Australian teak
* bastard teak
* Rhodesian teak
* teak moth
* teak oil
* teakwood
* teaky
* tough as teak
* white teak

#### Translations
### Adjective

teak (not comparable)
* Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

#### Translations
### See also

* afrormosia
* iroko
* Appendix:Colors

### Further reading

* teak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Kate, kate, keta, take

## Basque
### Noun

teak
* absolutive plural of te
* ergative singular of te

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

teak n (plural teaks)
* teak

#### Derived terms

* teakhout

### Anagrams

* akte

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

tiik

### Etymology

Borrowed from English teak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtiːk/, [ˈt̪iːk]
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Noun

teak
* teak (timber or tree)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of teak (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teakini
teakini
accusative
nom.
teakini
teakini
gen.
teakini
genitive
teakini
teakieni
partitive
teakiani
teakejani
inessive
teakissani
teakeissani
elative
teakistani
teakeistani
illative
teakiini
teakeihini
adessive
teakillani
teakeillani
ablative
teakiltani
teakeiltani
allative
teakilleni
teakeilleni
essive
teakinani
teakeinani
translative
teakikseni
teakeikseni
abessive
teakittani
teakeittani
instructive
comitative
—teakeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teakisi
teakisi
accusative
nom.
teakisi
teakisi
gen.
teakisi
genitive
teakisi
teakiesi
partitive
teakiasi
teakejasi
inessive
teakissasi
teakeissasi
elative
teakistasi
teakeistasi
illative
teakiisi
teakeihisi
adessive
teakillasi
teakeillasi
ablative
teakiltasi
teakeiltasi
allative
teakillesi
teakeillesi
essive
teakinasi
teakeinasi
translative
teakiksesi
teakeiksesi
abessive
teakittasi
teakeittasi
instructive
comitative
—teakeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teakimme
teakimme
accusative
nom.
teakimme
teakimme
gen.
teakimme
genitive
teakimme
teakiemme
partitive
teakiamme
teakejamme
inessive
teakissamme
teakeissamme
elative
teakistamme
teakeistamme
illative
teakiimme
teakeihimme
adessive
teakillamme
teakeillamme
ablative
teakiltamme
teakeiltamme
allative
teakillemme
teakeillemme
essive
teakinamme
teakeinamme
translative
teakiksemme
teakeiksemme
abessive
teakittamme
teakeittamme
instructive
comitative
—teakeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teakinne
teakinne
accusative
nom.
teakinne
teakinne
gen.
teakinne
genitive
teakinne
teakienne
partitive
teakianne
teakejanne
inessive
teakissanne
teakeissanne
elative
teakistanne
teakeistanne
illative
teakiinne
teakeihinne
adessive
teakillanne
teakeillanne
ablative
teakiltanne
teakeiltanne
allative
teakillenne
teakeillenne
essive
teakinanne
teakeinanne
translative
teakiksenne
teakeiksenne
abessive
teakittanne
teakeittanne
instructive
comitative
—teakeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teakinsa
teakinsa
accusative
nom.
teakinsa
teakinsa
gen.
teakinsa
genitive
teakinsa
teakiensa
partitive
teakiaan teakiansa
teakejaan teakejansa
inessive
teakissaan teakissansa
teakeissaan teakeissansa
elative
teakistaan teakistansa
teakeistaan teakeistansa
illative
teakiinsa
teakeihinsa
adessive
teakillaan teakillansa
teakeillaan teakeillansa
ablative
teakiltaan teakiltansa
teakeiltaan teakeiltansa
allative
teakilleen teakillensa
teakeilleen teakeillensa
essive
teakinaan teakinansa
teakeinaan teakeinansa
translative
teakikseen teakiksensa
teakeikseen teakeiksensa
abessive
teakittaan teakittansa
teakeittaan teakeittansa
instructive
comitative
—teakeineen teakeinensa :

#### Synonyms

* tiikki (recommendable)

### Further reading

* “teak”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* ekat, kate, keat