korek

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɛk]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ko, -rek

Noun

korek m inan

1. cork (bark)

Declension

Declension of korek (velar masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	korek	korky
genitive	korku	korků
dative	korku	korkům
accusative	korek	korky
vocative	korku	korky
locative	korku	korcích
instrumental	korkem	korky

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

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay korek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɛk̚]
• Hyphenation: ko‧rèk
• Rhymes: -rɛk, -ɛk, -k

Noun

korèk (first-person possessive korekku, second-person possessive korekmu, third-person possessive koreknya)

1. gouge, chisel: an incising tool.

   Synonym: cungkil

2. drill

   Synonym: gerek

3. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɛk̚]
• Hyphenation: ko‧rèk
• Rhymes: -rɛk, -ɛk, -k

Adjective

korèk

1. correct, accurate

   Synonyms: akurat, hati-hati, teliti

Related terms

• koreksi
• korektor

 

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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /koreʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /korɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -oreʔ, -reʔ, -eʔ

Verb

korek (used in the form mengorek)

1. to dig

Synonyms

• gali

Descendants

• Indonesian: korèk

Further reading

• “korek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kork, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.rɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɛk
• Syllabification: ko‧rek

Noun

korek m inan

1. (botany) cork
2. cork, stopper

   Synonym: zatyczka

3. traffic jam

   Synonyms: zator drogowy, zator uliczny

4. (electrical engineering) fuse (a device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit)

   Synonyms: bezpiecznik, stopka

Declension

Declension of korek

	singular	plural
nominative	korek	korki
genitive	korka	korków
dative	korkowi	korkom
accusative	korek	korki
instrumental	korkiem	korkami
locative	korku	korkach
vocative	korku	korki

Derived terms

• korkociąg
• korkować
• korkowiec
• korkowy

 

Further reading

• korek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• korek in Polish dictionaries at PWN