swak

From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.

swak (attributive swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)

1. weak

• swakheid

From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.

• IPA^(key): [swak]

swak m (diminutive swack, feminine equivalent swakowka)

1. (literary) brother-in-law

• šwogor m (colloquial)

From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ.

• IPA^(key): /sfak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: swak

swak m pers

1. (obsolete) sister's husband

   Synonym: szwagier

2. (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law

   Synonym: swojak

• swak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• swak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.

• IPA^(key): /ˈswak/, [ˈswɐk]

swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)

1. (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)

   Synonyms: bagay, angkop, tama, ayos, agpang

• swak na swak

• “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.

• IPA^(key): /svak/

swak

1. weak

• “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011