jak

See also: Jak, -jak, -ják, and јак

English

Noun

jak (plural jaks)

  1. Alternative form of jack (“the tree Mangifera caesia”)

Anagrams

Acehnese

Verb

jak

  1. to walk

References

Czech

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jak/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Adverb

jak

  1. how
    Jak se máš/máte? - How are you?

Conjunction

jak

  1. as
    jak Petr tak Pavel - both Peter and Paul
    jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá

See also

Etymology 2

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag),[1] from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jak/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

jak m

  1. yak (mammal)
Derived terms

References
  1. jak² in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading
  • jak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • jak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Alternative forms

Noun

jak m (plural jaks, diminutive jakje n)

  1. yak, the ox-like Himalayan bovine, Bos grunniens
Derived terms

Etymology 2

cognate with jacket

Noun

jak n (plural jakken, diminutive jakje n)

  1. tight upper body garment

Hungarian

Etymology

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒk]

Noun

jak (plural jakok)

  1. yak

Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative jak jakok
accusative jakot jakokat
dative jaknak jakoknak
instrumental jakkal jakokkal
causal-final jakért jakokért
translative jakká jakokká
terminative jakig jakokig
essive-formal jakként jakokként
essive-modal — —
inessive jakban jakokban
superessive jakon jakokon
adessive jaknál jakoknál
illative jakba jakokba
sublative jakra jakokra
allative jakhoz jakokhoz
elative jakból jakokból
delative jakról jakokról
ablative jaktól jakoktól
Possessive forms of jak
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. jakom jakjaim
2nd person sing. jakod jakjaid
3rd person sing. jakja jakjai
1st person plural jakunk jakjaink
2nd person plural jakotok jakjaitok
3rd person plural jakjuk jakjaik

Kashubian

Adverb

jak

  1. how

Conjunction

jak

  1. how

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jak/
  • audio(file)

Etymology 1

Pronoun

jak

  1. how
    Jak masz na imię?
    What's your name? (informal)
    Jak się masz?
    How are you? (informal)
    Jak to zrobiłeś?
    How did you do that?

Conjunction

jak

  1. as
    Jak widać, jeszcze nie skończyłam.
    As you can see, I haven't finished yet.
    Jego ojciec jest silny jak wół.
    His father is strong as an ox.
  2. like
    Wyglądasz jak obcokrajowiec.
    You look like a foreigner.
  3. (colloquial) when; replaces kiedy, gdy
    Jak byłem w lesie, to widziałem niedźwiedzia.
    When I was in the forest, I saw me a bear.
  4. (colloquial) if; replaces jeśli, jeżeli
    Jak będziesz dalej tak robiła, to w końcu cię rzuci.
    If you keep doing that, he'll eventually dump you.
  5. (colloquial) than; replaces niż
    Typ nie miał więcej jak metr sześćdziesiąt.
    The guy was no taller than five feet three.

Etymology 2

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Noun

jak m anim

  1. yak (mammal)
Declension
declension of jak
singular plural
nominative jak jaki
genitive jaka jaków
dative jakowi jakom
accusative jaka jaki
instrumental jakiem jakami
locative jaku jakach
vocative jaku jaki

Further reading
  • jak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *akъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jâːk/

Adjective

jȃk (definite jȃkī, comparative jȁčī, Cyrillic spelling ја̑к)

  1. strong
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative jak jaka jako
genitive jaka jake jaka
dative jaku jakoj jaku
accusative inanimate
animate		 jak
jaka		 jaku jako
vocative jak jaka jako
locative jaku jakoj jaku
instrumental jakim jakom jakim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative jaki jake jaka
genitive jakih jakih jakih
dative jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
accusative jake jake jaka
vocative jaki jake jaka
locative jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
instrumental jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative jaki jaka jako
genitive jakog(a) jake jakog(a)
dative jakom(u/e) jakoj jakom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 jaki
jakog(a)		 jaku jako
vocative jaki jaka jako
locative jakom(e/u) jakoj jakom(e/u)
instrumental jakim jakom jakim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative jaki jake jaka
genitive jakih jakih jakih
dative jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
accusative jake jake jaka
vocative jaki jake jaka
locative jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
instrumental jakim(a) jakim(a) jakim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative jači jača jače
genitive jačeg(a) jače jačeg(a)
dative jačem(u) jačoj jačem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate		 jači
jačeg(a)		 jaču jače
vocative jači jača jače
locative jačem(u) jačoj jačem(u)
instrumental jačim jačom jačim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative jači jače jača
genitive jačih jačih jačih
dative jačim(a) jačim(a) jačim(a)
accusative jače jače jača
vocative jači jače jača
locative jačim(a) jačim(a) jačim(a)
instrumental jačim(a) jačim(a) jačim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najjači najjača najjače
genitive najjačeg(a) najjače najjačeg(a)
dative najjačem(u) najjačoj najjačem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate		 najjači
najjačeg(a)		 najjaču najjače
vocative najjači najjača najjače
locative najjačem(u) najjačoj najjačem(u)
instrumental najjačim najjačom najjačim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najjači najjače najjača
genitive najjačih najjačih najjačih
dative najjačim(a) najjačim(a) najjačim(a)
accusative najjače najjače najjača
vocative najjači najjače najjača
locative najjačim(a) najjačim(a) najjačim(a)
instrumental najjačim(a) najjačim(a) najjačim(a)

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jâk/

Noun

jȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ја̏к)

  1. yak (ox-like mammal)
Declension
Declension of jak
singular plural
nominative jȁk jàkovi
genitive jaka jakova
dative jaku jakovima
accusative jaka jakove
vocative jače jakovi
locative jaku jakovima
instrumental jakom jakovima

Slovak

Etymology

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjak/

Noun

jak m (genitive singular jaka, nominative plural jaky, genitive plural jakov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. yak

Declension
Declension of jak
singular plural
nominative jak jaky
genitive jaka jakov
dative jakovi jakom
accusative jaka jaky
locative jakovi jakoch
instrumental jakom jakmi

Derived terms

Further reading
  • jak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjáːk/
  • Tonal orthography: jȃk

Noun

ják m anim (genitive jáka, nominative plural jáki)

  1. yak (ox-like mammal)

Declension
Declension of ják (masculine anim., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative ják jáka jáki
accusative jáka jáka jáke
genitive jáka jákov jákov
dative jáku jákoma jákom
locative jáku jákih jákih
instrumental jákom jákoma jáki

Swedish

Etymology

From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Noun

jak c

  1. a yak, an ox-like mammal

Declension
Declension of jak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jak jaken jakar jakarna
Genitive jaks jakens jakars jakarnas

Synonyms
  • grymtoxe
  • jakmjölk

References

Volapük

Noun

jak (plural jaks)

  1. shark

Declension
declension of jak
singular plural
nominative jak jaks
genitive jaka jakas
dative jake jakes
accusative jaki jakis
vocative 1 o jak! o jaks!
predicative 2 jaku jakus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms
  • hijak
  • jijak
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