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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEKAN

From Canadian French pékan, of Algonquian origin; compare Abnaki pékané.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEKAN

pekan  [ˈpɛkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEKAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pekan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEKAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pekan

Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan and 280km from Kuala Lumpur, Pekan is the Royal Town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right. It is the home of the state's royal family headed by Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzamo Shah. It is also the hometown of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and the current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib is also Pekan's current Member of Parliament. The Masjid Abdullah, a landmark in Pekan which dates from the 1920s, and the newer Masjid Abu Bakar is near the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum. The stretch by the river bank from the Abu Bakar Royal Mosque heading towards the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum is Pekan's Heritage Route. As you walk towards the Town from the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum, you can visualize the busy river in the olden days transporting people and goods into this Royal Town.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEKAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
beckon
ˈbɛkən
Brecon
ˈbrɛkən
broken
ˈbrəʊkən
Deccan
ˈdɛkən
Dominican
dəˈmɪnɪkən
drucken
ˈdrʌkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Lincoln
ˈlɪŋkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
Mixtecan
ˈmiːˌstɛkən
overreckon
ˌəʊvəˈrɛkən
reckan
ˈrɛkən
reckon
ˈrɛkən
schnecken
ˈʃnɛkən
silicon
ˈsɪlɪkən
spoken
ˈspəʊkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
Uto-Aztecan
ˈjuːtəʊˈæztɛkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEKAN

peirastic
peirastically
Peirce
peize
pejorate
pejoration
pejorative
pejoratively
peke
Pekin
Pekinese
Peking
Peking duck
Peking man
Peking sauce
Pekingese
Pekinologist
pekoe

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEKAN

Abakan
achkan
Akan
Alaskan
Arawakan
Athabaskan
Athapaskan
Balkan
barkan
Durkan
ikan
Kamchatkan
Leninakan
Millikan
Nebraskan
ryokan
Sandakan
Shotokan
Sri Lankan
Tanganyikan

Synonyms and antonyms of pekan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pekan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEKAN

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Translator English - Chinese

北干
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pekan
570 millions of speakers

English

pekan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

PEKAN
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pekan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pekan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Pekan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pekan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pekan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pekan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pekan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pekan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

pekan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Pekan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pekan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pekan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pekan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pekan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pekan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pekan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Pekan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pekan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pekan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pekan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pekan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEKAN»

The term «pekan» is very widely used and occupies the 20.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEKAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pekan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pekan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pekan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEKAN»

Discover the use of pekan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pekan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pekan the Shadow
Chronicles the battle of wits between a young man living in the Rocky Mountains of the West and Pekan the Shadow, a member of the weasel family.
Rutherford G. Montgomery, 1970
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West Malaysia and Singapore
PEKAN. Polo. and. the. Pahang. Sultanate. Chickens scratch around the old wooden houses, and children cycle along the bucolic road. It looks like any other kampung, but then the quietude is shattered by an insistent throbbing. The children ...
Wendy Moore, 1998
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Cultures at War: The Cold War and Cultural Expression in ...
Lekra/Lesdra groups from Medan and nearby cities also organized several pekan drama beginning with the first in 1959,46 followed by a pekan Utuy (Utuy [ Sontani] week) that most likely occurred in late 1959 or early 1960.47 Lesdra Medan ...
Tony Day, Maya Hian Ting Liem, 2010
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Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
%09 The seat of the Pahang Sultanate, Pekan has a regal air and is uncommonly scenic with its wide clean streets, spacious padang (city square) and many grand buildings surrounded by expansive pristine lawns. There is also a collection of ...
‎2010
5
Triguna: A Hindu-Balinese Philosophy for Gamelan Gong Gede Music
Also purchased in the middle of the 19th century, this orchestra belongs to Sulahan's closest neighbor, the community of Tanggahan Pekan. How have Tanggahan Pekan and Sulahan influenced one another over the past 150 years and why ...
Made Mantle Hood, 2010
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Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. Ediz. Inglese
D1 EATING 14 Restoran Pahang........................ D1 PEKAN 0 400 m 0 0.2 miles memorial archway fashioned like huge tusks, passing the Chief's Rest House ( see right) on your left. Keep walking, past the blue-painted Istana Mangga Tunggal ...
Damian Harper, 2007
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Biography Of The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya And ...
However, his education was disrupted by the Japanese war (1941-45) and he sold pisang goreng (banana fritters) at Pekan Rabu468 to supplement his family's income during the war. Multi-storey Pekan Rabu building in Alor Setar, Kedah; ...
Faridah Abdul Rashid, 2012
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The Malay Handloom Weavers: A Study of the Rise and Decline ...
THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PAHANQ WEAVINQ INDUSTRY The royal town of Pekan in Pahang was the only known textile- producing centre within the FMS. Province Wellesley was known to have a population of weavers, though it ...
Maznah Mohamad, 1996
9
Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern ...
It is universally termed Pekan by the Canadian fur-hunters, which may be considered as evidence of its being the animal described by BufFon. Pennant had only an imperfect view, through a glass case, of the Pekan, in a museum at Paris*, ...
Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby, 1829
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366: A Collection of Malaysian Folk Tales
Melur and Pekan went to live with Nenek Kebayan. She and her brother were always sad, longing for their dead mother. Time passed. Melur grew into a beautiful maiden. Pekan became strong and handsome. One day Raja Indera Sakti. the ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEKAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pekan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our 5 favourite popiah stalls in KL, PJ and Klang
Tan Kee Popiah Stall, Medan Selera Taman Eng Ann, Jalan Pekan Baru, Klang. Open: 10.30am to 5.30pm. Closed on Tuesdays. Sinful lard ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
2
Woman found dead in Saturday accident was murdered
He said the suspect claimed he knew the victim for three years but the woman's family in Felda Chini 4, near Pekan, said they do not know the ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
3
Nothing is going to change
... is upon our own Custer, or the forests of Birnham Wood have descended on Dunsinane and the end is nigh for Pekan's Macbeth, please take ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
4
27 buyers want developer to hand over houses as promised
However, the 27 buyers were only given certificates assuring them of their houses, said Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil MIC chief M. Ramasamy. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
5
'RM2.6b for GE13', no wonder BN is silent
NAR is an elected MP for his constituents in Pekan. 3. NAR is head of Umno and head of the ruling BN coalition. 4. NAR is head of government ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
6
Sibling cagers get protein food sponsorship
Their grandfather, Kisah Ismail, a former principal of SK Pekan Keningau said he was proud of his grandchildren. Their grandfather who served ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
7
Jakarta Lengang, Macet Lagi Pekan Depan
JAKSEL – Warga Jakarta masih bisa menikmati lengangnya jalanan ibu kota hingga akhir pekan ini. Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya ... «Jawa Pos, Jul 15»
8
Thousands, including foreigners, enjoy Sultan of Pahang's hospitality
PEKAN: Fulbright English teaching assistant Carolyn Schoen was awed by the friendliness of Malaysians at the open houses she attended. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
9
Fading tales of a fishing village
“When the daily catch is collected, we purchase them and have them transported and distributed to markets in nearby Pekan Sungai Besar as ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
10
26-year-old woman killed in car crash
In the 5.20am incident, the victim, identified as Norshuhada Mansor, was driving alone from Sungai Korok towards Pekan Jitra before she lost ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pekan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pekan>. Apr 2024 ».
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