"SK" meaning in English

See SK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} SK
  1. Abbreviation of Saskatchewan., a province of Canada Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Saskatchewan (extra: a province of Canada) Synonyms: Sask, Sask.
    Sense id: en-SK-en-name-iGJRTP3y
  2. Initialism of South Korea., a country in Asia Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: South Korea (extra: a country in Asia)
    Sense id: en-SK-en-name-JrFKw5XB
  3. Abbreviation of Sikkim., a state of India Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Sikkim (extra: a state of India)
    Sense id: en-SK-en-name-sRlOTiwm
  4. Initialism of Sunkyong., a company from South Korea Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Sunkyong (extra: a company from South Korea)
    Sense id: en-SK-en-name-EfOO1SY1

Noun

Forms: SKs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SK (plural SKs)
  1. (Canada) Initialism of senior kindergarten. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: senior kindergarten
    Sense id: en-SK-en-noun-mwwxr5Md Categories (other): Canadian English

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} SK
  1. (TDD) Initialism of stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation Derived forms: SKSK
    Sense id: en-SK-en-phrase-6eQupJ6b

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} SK
  1. (handbells) Abbreviation of shake. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: shake
    Sense id: en-SK-en-verb-fY0Uw5Uz Topics: entertainment, handbells, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for SK meaning in English (3.8kB)

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