see|Sake|saké|sa kê
English

rank|wouldn't|success|instance|906|sake|justice|offer|promise

Etymology 1
Old English sacu, from Germanic *sako. Cognate with Dutch zaak, German Sache, Swedish sak.

Pronunciation
AHD|s�k, IPA|/seɪk/, SAMPA|/seIk/
audio|en-us-sake.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. The benefit or regard of someone or something

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|242a-b.
#*: But it will be for your sake that we'll undertake to refute this thesis,

1. italbrac|obsolete except in phrases Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.

Derived terms
for Christ's sake|for Christ�s sake
for God's sake|for God�s sake
for heaven's sake|for heaven�s sake
for the sake of
for the sake of it

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)

Danish: t-|da|skyld
Norwegian: skyld f
Icelandic: í þágu
mid
Portuguese: causa f

Translations to be checked

checktrans
ttbc|German: Willen m
ttbc|Welsh: mwyn

Etymology 2
Japanese � (sake), any alcoholic drink.

Alternative spellings
saké, saki

Pronunciation
AHD|säk�, IPA|/s��k�/, SAMPA|/sA:kE/

• rhymes|É�Ë�kÉ�

AHD|säk�, IPA|/s��ki/, SAMPA|/sA:ki/

• audio|en-us-sake-alcohol.ogg|Audio (US)
• rhymes|É�Ë�ki

Noun
en-noun
wikipedia

1. italbrac|countable and uncountable Rice wine, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.

Synonyms
rice wine

Translations

Bulgarian: �аке (sake) n
Chinese: �� (qīng ji�)
Dutch: sake m
Finnish: sake, japanilainen riisiviini
French: saké m
German: Sake m
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Icelandic: hrísgrjónavín n, sake#Icelandic|sake n
Italian: sakè m
Japanese: � (��, saké)
Norwegian: sake m

See also
soju

Category:Alcoholic beverages
Category:English heteronyms
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=��

1. ja-def|� sake, alcohol-based beverage
2. ja-def|é®­ salmon

Category:ja:Alcoholic beverages

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ja:sake
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fi:sake
te:sake
vi:sake
zh:sake

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