Belarusian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Adverb edit

як (jak)

  1. how
  2. as, like
    Хацелася б, каб я быў такім жа кваліфікаваным, як ён.
    Xacjelasja b, kab ja byŭ takim ža kvalifikavanym, jak jon.
    I wish I was as skilled as him.
Related terms edit

Conjunction edit

як (jak)

  1. than

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

як (jakm animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́кі, genitive plural я́каў)

  1. yak
Declension edit

Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Adjective edit

як (jak)

  1. firm, strong
  2. stalwart
  3. (slang) cool, awesome
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

як (jakm

  1. yak
Declension edit

Anagrams edit

Even edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *xia, compare Evenki экун (əkun), Manchu ᠠᡳ (ai), Nanai хай (hay).

Pronoun edit

як (jak)

  1. what

Russian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jak]
  • (file)

Noun edit

як (jakm anim (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ков)

  1. yak

Declension edit

Tajik edit

Tajik cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : як (yak)
    Ordinal : якум (yakum)

Etymology edit

Related to Persian یک (yek).

Numeral edit

як (yak)

  1. one

Ukrainian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old East Slavic ꙗко (jako), from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

як (jak)

  1. how
  2. as, like
Related terms edit

Conjunction edit

як (jak)

  1. than
    чорні́ші як на́ші лю́ди[1]
    čorníši jak náši ljúdy
    darker than our people

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

як (jakm animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ків)

  1. yak
Declension edit

Further reading edit

References edit