Shek

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Shek

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek⁶), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

proper noun Sheks

A surname from Cantonese.

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"Shek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shek. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Shek. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shek

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"Shek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shek.

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@misc{shek_2026,
  title = {Shek},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shek},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}