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korek
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
korek m inan
- cork (bark)
Declension
Declension of korek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)
Derived terms
- korkový
Further reading
- “korek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “korek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “korek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkorek/ [ˈko.rɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -orek
- Syllabification: ko‧rek
Etymology 1
From Malay korek. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
- gouge, chisel (an incising tool)
- Synonym: cungkil
- drill
- Synonym: gerek
- ellipsis of korek api (“match (device to make fire)”)
Derived terms
- korekan
- mengorek
- mengorek-ngorek
- pengorek
- pengorekan
- korek api
- korek kuping
Etymology 2
From Dutch correct, from Middle French correct, from Latin corrēctus.
Adjective
korèk (comparative lebih korek, superlative paling korek)
Related terms
Further reading
- “korek” 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.
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Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /koreʔ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /korɪʔ/
- Rhymes: -oreʔ, -reʔ, -eʔ
Verb
korek (used in the form mengorek)
- to dig
Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: korék
Further reading
- “korek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kork, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex.
Pronunciation
Noun
korek m inan
- (botany) cork
- cork, stopper
- Synonym: zatyczka
- traffic jam
- Synonyms: zator drogowy, zator uliczny
- (electrical engineering) fuse (a device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit)
- Synonyms: bezpiecznik, stopka
- (soccer) cleat (a protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction)
- (soccer, in the plural) cleats (shoes)
- Synonym: korkotrampki
Declension
Declension of korek
Derived terms
Further reading
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