plek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch plek, from Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch *plekka (“mark, spot, place”), from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛk/, (Transvaal dialect) /plæk/
Audio: (file)
Noun
plek (plural plekke)
Derived terms
- braaivleisplek
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch *plekka (“mark, spot, place”), from Proto-West Germanic *plakkju, from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”). Cognate with Middle Low German plecke (“spot, mark”), English pleck (“spot, place”). More at English pleck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛk/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: plek
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
plek f (plural plekken, diminutive plekje n)
- spot, place
- Dit is mijn favoriete plek in het park.
- This is my favorite spot in the park.
- We hebben een plek nodig om ons kamp op te zetten.
- We need a place to set up our camp.
- Ze vond een rustige plek om te lezen.
- She found a quiet spot to read.
- bruise
Derived terms
- blauwe plek
- opvangplek
- parkeerplek
- rustplek
- slaapplek
- slijtplek
- ter plekke
- werkplek
Descendants
- Afrikaans: plek
- Berbice Creole Dutch: pleke
- Jersey Dutch: pläk
- Negerhollands: plek, ple, api, wat plek
- → Virgin Islands Creole: plek, wat plek (dated)
- Skepi Creole Dutch: plaik
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈplək/ [ˈplək̚]
- Rhymes: -ək
- Syllabification: plek
Adjective
plek (comparative lebih plek, superlative paling plek)
Derived terms
- plek ketiplek
Further reading
- “plek” 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.