pak
English
Derived terms
Albanian
Etymology 1
Variant of mpak (“I paralize, I'm shocked”) (m + pak).
Connected to pikë (“drop”). Which is used in metaphorical curses (directed at enemies or people that speak out what should've stay unspoken); cf. "të rëntë pika" (optative: 'may the sun spot fall upon to you') - wishing a person paralysis or even worse, immediate death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. Similar to English "drop dead".
Verb
pak (first-person singular past tense paka, participle pakur)
Synonyms
- mpak
Antonyms
References
- Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 94, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
Etymology 2
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin paucus (“few, little”).
Synonyms
- cazë
Further reading
- verb: pak (engl.: 'paralyze') - aorist: paka, participle pakur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- adverb: pak (engl.: 'few, (a) litte/bit') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- particle: pak (engl.: 'few') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- (indef.) pronoun: pak • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pak, from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
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Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /pɑk/
- Hyphenation: pak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Synonyms
- (package): pakket
Derived terms
- apenpak
- badpak
- boevenpak
- bruidspak
- confectiepak
- maatpak
- mantelpak
- matrozenpak
- zwempak
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Clipping of bapak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaʔ]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak (first-person possessive pakku, second-person possessive pakmu, third-person possessive paknya)
- (slightly informal, between two speakers) sir
Etymology 2
From Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Doublet of paket.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Derived terms
- mengepak
- mengepakkan
- pengepak
- pengepakan
Etymology 3
From Dutch pacht (“lease”), from Middle Dutch pacht, from Latin pactum. Doublet of pakta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Derived terms
- mengepak
- mengepakkan
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 贌 (pa̍k)
Further reading
- “pak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe (from Old Dutch *pakko); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpak(ə)/
Noun
pak (plural pakkes)
- A bundle, pack or package; a collection of items packaged together.
- A case or pack; a soft container for storage of goods.
- A load; something which is carried.
- A group, band lot of people or animals.
References
- “pak(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of pak – see 北 (“north; northern; to be defeated; to fail; etc.”). (This character, pak, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 北.) |
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pak/
Adverb
pak (Perso-Arabic spelling پک)
- Co-lexicalized intensifier
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: pak
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâk/
Conjunction
pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- however, on the other hand
- S druge pak strane, možda je u pravu. ― On the other hand, he might be right.
- To je pak drugačije. ― That's different though.
Synonyms
References
- “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- puck
- Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. ― He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.
Declension
References
- “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Etymology 3
Shortened form of šúpak.
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)
- (Kajkavian) again
- 1933, Dragutin Domjanić, Clair-obscur:
- Težko bu ti, znam oditi, pak bu taki dan. Zakaj mora pri nas ziti sunce tak zaran?!
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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