different between teek vs deek

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?k
• IPA^(key): /ti?k/
• Rhymes: -i?k

Etymology 1

From Portuguese teca, from Malayalam ??????? (t?kk??) or Tamil ?????? (t?kku).

Noun

teek (countable and uncountable, plural teeks)

1. Obsolete form of teak.

Etymology 2

Clipping of telekinetic

Noun

teek (plural teeks)

1. (science fiction) A telekinetic person; a person who has telekinetic abilities.

Synonyms

• telekinetic

Verb

teek (third-person singular simple present teeks, present participle teeking, simple past and past participle teeked)

1. (science fiction, transitive) To use telekinesis on; to move (something) with the power of one's mind.

See also

• teep (“telepathy”)

Anagrams

• 'keet, keet

Basque

Noun

teek

1. ergative plural of te

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *t?kkô, suffixed variant of *t?gô; compare English tick, German Zecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te?k/
• Hyphenation: teek
• Rhymes: -e?k

Noun

teek m (plural teken, diminutive teekje n)

1. tick (insect)

Derived terms

• schapenteek
• tekentang

Anagrams

• keet

English

Etymology

From Romani deek; compare Hindi ???? (dekho, “look”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?k

Verb

deek (third-person singular simple present deeks, present participle deekin, simple past and past participle deeked)

1. (Tyneside) To look.

   Hoo man, deek at this.

Related terms

• deeky (Geordie)
• deeksies (Geordie)
• deekabout (Cumbrian)

Noun

deek (plural deeks)

1. (Tyneside) A look.

   Take a deek at it.

Anagrams

• deke, eked, keed

Basque

Noun

deek

1. ergative plural of de

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *hna?k (“otter”), from Pre-Hlai *na?k (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *na?k? (“otter”) (whence Thai ??? (nâak)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai) IPA^(key): /te?k?/

Noun

deek

1. otter

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Aslian *d??? (“house”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *?u? (“house”). Cognate with Phuong de? (“house; shelter”).

Noun

deek

1. house

See also

• genggulang

References