English

Noun

Peke ‎(plural Pekes)

1. Short form of Pekingese, the dog.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Pekingese (the dog)

Anagrams

• keep
• kepe
• peek, PEEK

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Becky and Betty.

Proper noun

Peke

1. A female given name.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Peke occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 20 women and 2 men.

English

Noun

peke ‎(plural pekes)

1. (informal) alternative form of Peke (Pekinese dog)

Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin

Etymology

From Kupang Malay.

Verb

peke

1. to go

References

• 2004, William McGregor, The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia, Taylor & Francis.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

peke ‎(imperative pek, present tense peker, passive pekes, simple past pekte, past participle pekt, present participle pekende)

1. to point
2. peke ut - to point out, select, pick, choose
3. peke på - to indicate, refer to, call attention to

Derived terms

• pekefinger
• påpeke

References

• “peke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swahili

Preposition

peke

1. Followed by a possessive adjective in the singular N class (class IX) to mean that entity by itself.

   peke yangu‎

   by myself