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Webster 1913 Edition
Pekan
Webster 1828 Edition
Pekan
PEK'AN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
pekan
pekan
See also: pékan
English
Noun
pekan (plural pekans)
- The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana).
Translations
fisher — see fisher
See also
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Balinese peken (“market”), Indonesian pekan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəkan/
- Rhymes: -əkan, -kan, -an
Noun
pekan
- town (small)