baak

See also: baakʼ

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔak/ [ˈba.ʔak]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ak

Noun

báak (Basahan spelling ᜊᜀᜃ᜔)

1. crevice

Derived terms

• baakon
• mabaak
• magbaak
• makabaak

 

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

baak

1. frog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Back-formation from baken.

Noun

baak f (plural baken, diminutive baakje n)

1. Synonym of baken (“beacon”)

Derived terms

• bolbaak
• geleidebaak
• richtbaak
• vraagbaak
• vuurbaak
• waterpasbaak
• zeebaak

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bake, from Old Dutch *baco, from Proto-West Germanic *bakō.

Noun

baak m (plural baken, diminutive baakje n)

1. (dialectal) flitch of bacon

Hiligaynon

Adjective

baák

1. crushed, broken

Verb

báak

1. to crush, to squeeze

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baqak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈʔak/ [bɐˈʔak]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ák

Adjective

baák (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜀᜃ᜔)

1. old; aged

Usage notes

• Generally used on rice, wine, tobacco, etc that are aged, otherwise, daan is used.

Yucatec Maya

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *bʼaaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɓàːk]

Noun

baak (plural baakoʼob)

1. bone
2. horn

   Synonym: (obsolete) xulub

References

• Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 50