Definitions for teaktik
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
teaktik(n.)
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, medium brown wood.
Category: Plants, Furniture
the wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding, furniture-making, etc.
Category: Furniture
Origin of teak:
1665–75; earlier teke < Pg teca < Malayalam tēkka
Princeton's WordNet
teak, teakwood(noun)
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
teak, Tectona grandis(noun)
tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
Wiktionary
teak(Noun)
An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
teak(Noun)
A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
teak(Adjective)
Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
Origin: teca, from தேக்கு (tēkku).
Webster Dictionary
Teak(noun)
a tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree
Translations for teak
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
teak(noun)
a type of tree that grows in India, Malaysia, Burma etc.
- kiaatAfrikaans
- شَجَرة السّاجArabic
- тиково дървоBulgarian
- tecaPortuguese (BR)
- týkCzech
- der TeakholzbaumGerman
- teaktræDanish
- τικ (είδος δέντρου τροπικών χωρών)Greek
- tecaSpanish
- tiikpuuEstonian
- درخت ساجFarsi
- tiikkiFinnish
- teckFrench
- עֵץ טִיקHebrew
- सागौनHindi
- tik (vrsta drveta)Croatian
- tíkfaHungarian
- pohon jatiIndonesian
- tekktréIcelandic
- tekItalian
- チークJapanese
- (인도의) 티크나무Korean
- tikasLithuanian
- tīkkoksLatvian
- pokok jatiMalay
- teak(boom)Dutch
- teak(tre)Norwegian
- tekPolish
- tecaPortuguese
- tecRomanian
- тик(овое дерево)Russian
- tíkSlovak
- tikSlovenian
- tikovinaSerbian
- teakträdSwedish
- ต้นสักThai
- tik ağacıTurkish
- 柚樹Chinese (Trad.)
- тикове деревоUkrainian
- ساکھو کا درختUrdu
- cây gỗ tếchVietnamese
- 柚树Chinese (Simp.)
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