colek
See also: čolek
Malay
Etymology
Related to culit, colet, colok and jolok.
Sense of sauce influenced by calit “to smear”.
Sense of match akin to colok now meaning “incense”.
Verb
colek (Jawi spelling چوليق)
- to pry out
- Synonyms: jolok, cungkil
- (obsolete) to scrape something off a surface
- to scrape especially with a finger, rod etc
- to dip something lightly in a sauce, gravy, etc.
- Synonym: cicah
- Colek sedikit pelekat ini dengan span.
- Dip this paste lightly witg sponge.
Noun
colek (Jawi spelling چوليق, plural colek-colek)
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “چولق tjoelik”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 117
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چولق cholek”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 273
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “cholek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 232
Further reading
- “colek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of cokolwiek.
Pronunciation
- (Greater Poland):
- (Kuyavia) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔ.lɛk/
Pronoun
colek n