direk
Indonesian
Etymology
From English direct, from Latin dīrectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdirɛʔ]
- Hyphenation: di‧rèk
Adjective
dirèk (comparative lebih direk, superlative paling direk)
Further reading
- “direk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Tagalog
Etymology
Clipping of direktor.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈɾek/ [d̪ɪˈɾɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: di‧rek
Noun
dirék (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔) (colloquial)
Derived terms
- rekdi
Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیرك (direk), Proto-Turkic *tīrek (“prop, support”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈɾec/
- Hyphenation: di‧rek
Noun
direk (definite accusative direği, plural direkler)
Declension
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Derived terms
- burun direği
- direkten dönmek
- orta direk
Etymology 2
Misspelling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi.ɾec/
- Hyphenation: di‧rek
Adverb
direk
- misspelling of direkt
Further reading
- “direk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “direk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “direk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı