tekke

English

Alternative forms

• tekye, tekyeh (via Ottoman Turkish تكیه (tekye))

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and takyeh.

Noun

tekke (plural tekkes)

1. In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya.

Estonian

Noun

tekke

1. genitive singular of teke

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɛk.kə/

Etymology 1

Related to tekkes.

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)

1. ability to ingratiate oneself with someone; likability

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þekja.

Verb

tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte or tekket, supine tekt or tekket)

1. (transitive) to thatch

Related terms

• tak (“ceiling, roof”)

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekka or tekkene)

1. layer of roofing material
2. (rare) cover

Noun

tekke f or m (definite singular tekka or tekken, indefinite plural tekker, definite plural tekkene)

1. roof of a house

   Synonym: hustak

References

• “tekke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tekke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɛk.kə/

Etymology 1

Related to tekkjast (“ingratiate”).

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)

1. ability to ingratiate, likability
2. ingratiation

Etymology 2

Noun

tekke n (definite singular tekket, indefinite plural tekke, definite plural tekka)

1. layer of roofing material
2. cover, something which is used to cover something else

   Synonym: dekke

Verb

tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte, past participle tekt, passive infinitive tekkast, present participle tekkande, imperative tekk)

1. alternative form of tekkja

References

• “tekke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tecˈce/
• Hyphenation: tek‧ke

Noun

tekke (definite accusative tekkeyi, plural tekkeler)

1. (history, Sufism) takya

   Synonym: dergâh

2. poorhouse
3. (colloquial) a covered place to smoke cannabis
4. (colloquial) prison

   Synonyms: cezaevi, hapishane

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	tekke
Definite accusative	tekkeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tekke	tekkeler
Definite accusative	tekkeyi	tekkeleri
Dative	tekkeye	tekkelere
Locative	tekkede	tekkelerde
Ablative	tekkeden	tekkelerden
Genitive	tekkenin	tekkelerin

Derived terms

• tekkeyi bekleyen çorbayı içer

 

Further reading

• “tekke”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tekke”, in Nişanyan Sözlük