чак

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa̟k]
• Rhymes: -ak

Adverb

чак • (čak) (not comparable)

1. not until, only (referring to a time in the relative future)

   Чак след две се́дмици я видя́х.

   Čak sled dve sédmici ja vidjáh.

   Not until/Only two weeks later did I see her.

2. all the way (to/from somewhere)

   чак до поля́ната

   čak do poljánata

   all the way to the meadow

3. that..., so... (referring to an extent of quantity)

   чак то́лкова ― čak tólkova ― that much

   не чак то́лкова лош ― ne čak tólkova loš ― not that bad

4. (colloquial) even
   • чак и го́спод да задре́ме

     čak i góspod da zadréme

     even God will fall asleep

     (Yavorov, quoted in [1])

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čiāk.

Noun

чак • (cak) (Arabic spelling چاق)

1. time

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• чьк (Torlakian)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چاق (çak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâk/

Adverb

ча̏к (Latin spelling čȁk)

1. even

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čiāk.

Noun

чак • (čak)

1. time

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чак”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN