"seken" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chuukese]

Etymology: Borrowed from English second. Etymology templates: {{bor|chk|en|second}} English second Head templates: {{head|chk|noun}} seken
  1. second (unit of time)
    Sense id: en-seken-chk-noun-W9Vhn-QP Categories (other): Chuukese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Time

Adjective [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈsɛkən/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈsɛ.kən] [Standard-Indonesian]
Rhymes: -ɛkən Etymology: Partial phrase borrowing from English secondhand, using only the first word (second). Etymology templates: {{bor|id|en|secondhand}} English secondhand Head templates: {{head|id|adjective}} seken
  1. secondhand Synonyms: bekas, lepasan
    Sense id: en-seken-id-adj-MdsxG7Vy Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} seken
  1. Rōmaji transcription of せけん Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: せけん

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English sēċan, From Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sēċan}} Old English sēċan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sōkijan}} Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sōkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} seken, {{enm-verb|seketh|sekende|sought}} seken (third-person singular simple present seketh, present participle sekende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sought) Forms: seketh [present, singular, third-person], sekende [participle, present], sought [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], sech [alternative], seche [alternative], secche [alternative], sheche [alternative], shechen [alternative], seichen [alternative], siech [alternative], sieche [alternative], siechen [alternative], siche [alternative], such [alternative], suche [alternative], sek [alternative], seke [alternative], ceken [alternative], seik [alternative], seike [alternative], sieke [alternative], sike [alternative], zech [alternative, Kent], zeche [alternative, Kent], zechen [alternative, Kent], sæcan [alternative, Early-Middle-English], secan [alternative, Early-Middle-English], secen [alternative, Early-Middle-English], siec [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sæche [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sechan [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sechien [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sechon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], scechen [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. to seek
    Sense id: en-seken-enm-verb-QvwzKP-j Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Pohnpeian]

Head templates: {{head|pon|noun}} seken
  1. An unidentified species of mangrove.
    Sense id: en-seken-pon-noun-MRLXCpQh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Pohnpeian]

Etymology: Borrowed from English second. Etymology templates: {{ety|pon|:bor|en:second}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "second", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Pohnpeian", "term" : "seken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pon" }" data-lang="pon" data-title="seken">, {{bor+|pon|en|second}} Borrowed from English second Head templates: {{head|pon|noun}} seken
  1. second (unit of time)
    Sense id: en-seken-pon-noun-W9Vhn-QP Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pohnpeian entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Pohnpeian entries with etymon, Pohnpeian entries with incorrect language header, Malpighiales order plants, Units of time Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pohnpeian entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pohnpeian entries with etymon: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pohnpeian entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 20 80 Disambiguation of Units of time: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Turkish]

Head templates: {{head|tr|verb form}} seken
  1. present participle of sekmek Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: sekmek
    Sense id: en-seken-tr-verb-70dhqHHO Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "english": "To distant shrines well known in distant lands.",
          "text": "late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 12-14.\nThanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages\nAnd palmeres for to seken straunge strondes\nTo ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;\nThen folk do long to go on pilgrimage,\nAnd palmers to go seeking out strange strands,",
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      "form": "seche",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "secche",
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      "form": "sheche",
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      "form": "shechen",
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    },
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "siech",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "sieche",
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      "form": "siche",
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      "form": "such",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "seke",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceken",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "seik",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "zechen",
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      "form": "sæcan",
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