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Webster 1913 Edition


Pekan

Pek′an

,
Noun.
[F.
pekan
.]
(Zool.)
See
Fisher
, 2.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pekan

PEK'AN

,
Noun.
A species of weasel.

Definition 2024


pekan

pekan

See also: pékan

English

Noun

pekan (plural pekans)

  1. The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana).

Translations

See also


Esperanto

Adjective

pekan

  1. accusative singular of peka

Finnish

Noun

pekan

  1. Genitive singular form of pekka.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Balinese peken (market), Indonesian pekan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəkan/
  • Rhymes: -əkan, -kan, -an

Noun

pekan

  1. town (small)