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Shek

Shek proper noun: a surname from Cantonese.

Proper noun

Shek (plural Sheks)

  1. A surname from Cantonese.

Forms of Shek

pluralSheks

Origin of Shek

Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek⁶), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Phrases with Shek

Questions about Shek

What does Shek mean?
Shek means a surname from Cantonese.
What part of speech is Shek?
Shek is a proper noun.

Words near Shek in the dictionary

  1. sheitans
  2. sheitel
  3. sheitels
  4. sheitl
  5. sheitls
  6. Shek
  7. Shek Ngau Chau
  8. Shek O
  9. Shek Pai Wan
  10. Shek Tong Tsui
  11. shekalim

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