teak
/tiːk/
teak noun: an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
Noun
teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)
Adjective
teak (not comparable)
- Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
teak meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
teak in Hindi
- timber
- सागौन sāgaun
- tree
- सागौन sāgaun
teak in Tamil
- tree
- தேக்கு tēkku
teak in Marathi
- tree
- साग sāg, सागवान sāgvān
teak in Bengali
- tree
- সেগুন śegun
More languagesFewer languages
- teak in Telugu
- టేకు కలప ṭēku kalapa, టేకు ṭēku
- teak in Malayalam
- തേക്കു് tēkkŭ, തേക്ക് tēkkŭ
- teak in Kannada
- ಸಾಗುವಾನಿ sāguvāni
- teak in Punjabi
- ਟੀਕ ṭīk
- teak in Gujarati
- સાગ sāg
- teak in Tagalog
- teka
- teak in Arabic
- سَاج sāj
- teak in Malay
- pokok jati
- teak in Indonesian
- jati
- teak in Persian
- ساج sâj
- teak in Thai
- สัก sàk
- teak in Vietnamese
- tếch, giá tỵ
- teak in Myanmar
- ကျွန်းသစ် kywan:sac
Examples of teak in a sentence
- He has spent ten years lovingly restoring a rather luxurious tonneau with teak panelling and leather seats.
- The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
- Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
Forms of teak
| plural | teaks |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | teek |
Origin of teak
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
Words formed from teak
Phrases with teak
Words that rhyme with teak
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eek
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- -speak
- Adam's Peak
- advertique
Questions about teak
- What does teak mean?
- Teak means an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- What is teak in Hindi?
- Teak in Hindi is सागौन (sāgaun). See Teak meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is teak?
- Teak can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce teak?
- Teak is pronounced /tiːk/.
- What is the plural of teak?
- The plural of teak is teaks.
Words near teak in the dictionary
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