Wiktionary

bak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bak"

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

bak

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bashkir.

EnglishEdit

AdverbEdit

bak (not comparable)

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of back.

AnagramsEdit

AcehneseEdit

NounEdit

bak

  1. trunk (of a tree)

ReferencesEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch bak, from French bac.

NounEdit

bak (plural bakke, diminutive bakkie)

  1. covered bowl, basin
  2. tub, vat
  3. boot (UK), trunk (US) of a car

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch bakken, from Middle Dutch backen.

VerbEdit

bak (present bak, present participle bakkende, past participle gebak)

  1. to bake
  2. to fry

AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Either a variant of bark, or from Proto-Albanian *bauka, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw (“to blow, swell”), close to Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”), Dutch buik (“belly”), German Bauch (“belly, stomach”), Swedish buk (“belly, abdomen”).

NounEdit

bak m (indefinite plural baqe, definite singular baku, definite plural baqet)

  1. belly, stomach

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bɑk/
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  • Hyphenation: bak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1Edit

From French bac.

NounEdit

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a tub
    Synonym: krat
  2. (informal, usually in the plural) a large amount, lots
    Het regent bakken met water.
    It's raining lots of water.
  3. (Netherlands) drinking vessel, usually a cup or mug
    Synonyms: kop, mok
  4. (informal, Netherlands, Belgium, Bargoens) the slammer, jail, prison
    Synonyms: bajes, gevangenis, lik, nor
  5. (colloquial) a vehicle, a car
    Synonyms: auto, kar, wagen, waggie
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: bak
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: baksi
  • Negerhollands: bak
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: bak, baks (archaic)
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: báki
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bak, bag
  • → Indonesian: bak, baki
  • → Papiamentu: baki (from the diminutive)
  • → Sranan Tongo: baki
    • → Caribbean Javanese: baki

Etymology 2Edit

From versnellingsbak, from etymology 1.

NounEdit

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. Short for versnellingsbak.
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

bak m (uncountable)

  1. The act of baking (food).
Derived termsEdit

VerbEdit

bak

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bakken
  2. imperative of bakken

Etymology 4Edit

From Middle Dutch *bak, bake, baec (“meat from the back of a pig”), from Old Dutch *bak (“back, rear”), from Proto-Germanic *baką. Cognate with English back, Icelandic bak. Etymologically related to bakboord and achterbaks.

NounEdit

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. The meat of a pig, pork.
  2. A pig.

Etymology 5Edit

NounEdit

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. A joke, crack.

FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

NounEdit

bak n (genitive singular baks, plural bøk)

  1. back

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bak
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bak bakið bøk bøkini
accusative bak bakið bøk bøkini
dative baki bakinum bøkum bøkunum
genitive baks baksins baka bakanna

See alsoEdit

GaroEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PostpositionEdit

bak

  1. (follows locative case -cha) side, position, in the direction of
  2. part, section

HungarianEdit

 
(1) kecskebak
 
(3) asztalosbak
 
(5) bakot tart

EtymologyEdit

From German Bock (“buck”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bak (plural bakok)

  1. buck (a male goat, or the male of other small ruminants, such as the chamois or roe)
    • 1981, Gyula Viga, “Az állatok, a tartás technikája”, in Népi kecsketartás Magyarországon‎[1]:
      Bakot főként a pásztorok tartottak, általában 40-50 jerkére egyet.
      Bucks were mostly kept by herders, usually one for every 40-50 does.
  2. box seat, box (driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage or cart)
    • 1856, Mór Jókai, “A rém”, in A régi jó táblabírák:
      A kocsis mellett a bakon ült az ispán, akinek jó volt ott is.
      The count was sitting next to the coachman on the box, which suited him just fine.
  3. trestle, sawhorse (support, usually made of wooden beams, with a pair of divergent legs at each end)
    • 2007, István Balogh, “Törökkávé”, in Szilveszter Szilveszter‎[2]:
      Az öreg ladikot fenékkel fölfelé két bakra állítják.
      The old punt is placed bottom up on two trestles.
  4. drawing horse, donkey bench (short bench for art students, with a raised end used to prop up a drawing board)
    • 2010, Katalin Vámosi, “Mazsaroff Miklós életének főbb mozzanatai”, in Mazsaroff Miklós 1929–1997: A természet igézetében‎[3]:
      A mester teraszán rajzoltunk a nemrégiben beszerzett néhány bakon.
      We used to draw on the master's terrace on a couple of recently acquired drawing horses.
  5. (in set phrases) boost, leg up (cupping one's hands so as to form a step for someone who is attempting to climb)
    • 2009, László Béres, “Utca így még nem várt karácsonyt”, in Petőfi Népe‎[4], volume 64, number 3:
      Ugyan már, bakot tart, én kimászok, leadom a létrát és mindketten kint vagyunk a gödörből.
      Oh come on, you give me a leg up, I climb out, lower the ladder, and we're both out of the pit.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bak bakok
accusative bakot bakokat
dative baknak bakoknak
instrumental bakkal bakokkal
causal-final bakért bakokért
translative bakká bakokká
terminative bakig bakokig
essive-formal bakként bakokként
essive-modal — —
inessive bakban bakokban
superessive bakon bakokon
adessive baknál bakoknál
illative bakba bakokba
sublative bakra bakokra
allative bakhoz bakokhoz
elative bakból bakokból
delative bakról bakokról
ablative baktól bakoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		baké bakoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		bakéi bakokéi
Possessive forms of bak
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bakom bakjaim
2nd person sing. bakod bakjaid
3rd person sing. bakja bakjai
1st person plural bakunk bakjaink
2nd person plural bakotok bakjaitok
3rd person plural bakjuk bakjaik

Derived termsEdit

Compound words
Expressions

Further readingEdit

  • bak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bak in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bak n (genitive singular baks, nominative plural bök)

  1. (anatomy) back
  2. back, backside

DeclensionEdit

declension of bak
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bak bakið bök bökin
accusative bak bakið bök bökin
dative baki bakinu bökum bökunum
genitive baks baksins baka bakanna

Derived termsEdit

IndonesianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bak/
  • Hyphenation: bak

PrepositionEdit

bak

  1. preposition to denote comparison.
    • kedua anak muda itu wajahnya mirip, bak pinang dibelah dua

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch bak (“container, vessel”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bɑk/
  • Hyphenation: bak

NounEdit

bak

  1. container.
  2. water container.

CompoundsEdit

Related termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Min Nan 墨 (ba̍k, “Chinese ink”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bak/
  • Hyphenation: bak

NounEdit

bak

  1. black Chinese ink.

Etymology 4Edit

Onomatopoeic.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bak/
  • Hyphenation: bak

NounEdit

bak

  1. sound of slapping or punching.

Further readingEdit

LuxembourgishEdit

VerbEdit

bak

  1. second-person singular imperative of baken

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bak (plural bakkes)

  2. The back, hind, or rear of a being's body:
    • c. 1300, Havelok, Havelok the Dane
      Summe putten with gleyue in bac and side, And yeuen wundes longe and wide.
    1. (figurative) What a person or creature carries or takes with themself/itself.
    2. (rare) The parts of a person which aren't visible to themself.
  3. The back, of something more generally; the non-facing side.
  4. The vertebrae or spine; the bone holding up the back.
  5. (rare) The extremities, margin or boundary of something.
  6. (rare) The fur or hide of an animal (removed from an animal)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From abak.

Alternative formsEdit

AdverbEdit

bak

  1. backward
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit

Etymology 3Edit

A shortening of Old Swedish nattbakka.

NounEdit

bak (plural bakkes)

  1. Alternative form of bakke (“bat”)

Min NanEdit

For pronunciation and definitions of bak – see 沐 (“to stain”).
(This character, bak, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 沐.)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

PronunciationEdit

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AdverbEdit

bak

  1. at the back, behind
    bak fram - back to front
    for langt bak - too far back / behind

PrepositionEdit

bak

  1. behind
    bak kulissene - behind the scenes

NounEdit

bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural baker, definite plural bakene)
bak n (definite singular baket, indefinite plural bak, definite plural baka or bakene)

  1. (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
    et spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
  2. back, rear, seat (of trousers)
  3. buttocks
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

bak

  1. imperative of bake

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

bak

  1. at the back, behind
    bak fram - back to front
    for langt bak - too far back / behind

PrepositionEdit

bak

  1. behind
    bak kulissane - behind the scenes

NounEdit

bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural bakar, definite plural bakane)
bak n (definite singular baket, indefinite plural bak, definite plural baka)

  1. (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
    eit spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
  2. back, rear, seat (of trousers)

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Deverbal from bakać. First attested in 1449.

NounEdit

bak m

  1. shout, yell
    Synonym: bakliwość

DeclensionEdit

Declension of -
singular dual plural
nominative — — —
genitive — — —
dative — — —
accusative — — —
instrumental bakiem — —
locative — — —
vocative — — —

Related termsEdit

noun
verbs

ReferencesEdit

Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bak n

  1. back (body part)
  2. back (rear part of something)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bak (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative bak baku
accusative bak baku
genitive bakes bakō
dative bake bakum
instrumental — —


DescendantsEdit

PhaluraEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

bak (Perso-Arabic spelling بک)

  1. Co-lexicalized intensifier

ReferencesEdit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Russian бак (bak), from Dutch bak or German Back or English back.

NounEdit

bak m inan

  1. tank (fuel reservoir of a vehicle)
    Hypernym: zbiornik
  2. tank (tankful)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bak
singular plural
nominative bak baki
genitive baku baków
dative bakowi bakom
accusative bak baki
instrumental bakiem bakami
locative baku bakach
vocative baku baki

tankful:

Declension of bak
singular plural
nominative bak baki
genitive baka/baku baków
dative bakowi bakom
accusative bak baki
instrumental bakiem bakami
locative baku bakach
vocative baku baki

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from German Backenbart.

NounEdit

bak m inan (diminutive baczek)

  1. sideburn
    Synonyms: baczek, bokobrody, faworyt
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bak
singular plural
nominative bak baki
genitive baka/baku baków
dative bakowi bakom
accusative bak baki
instrumental bakiem bakami
locative baku bakach
vocative baku baki

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

NounEdit

bak f

  1. genitive plural of baka

Further readingEdit

SahuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch bak.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bak

  1. a water-basin

ReferencesEdit

  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish baker, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką. Related to English back.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

bak (not comparable)

  1. behind, at the back

AntonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

PrepositionEdit

bak

  1. (dated) behind, 'hind
    när månen döljer sig bak vinrankan
    when the moon hides 'hind the grape vine

NounEdit

bak c

  1. backside, bottom c

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bak baken bakar bakarna
Genitive baks bakens bakars bakarnas

NounEdit

bak n

  1. baking
    Inget doftar som mors bak.
    Nothing smells like mom's baking.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bak baket bak baken
Genitive baks bakets baks bakens

ReferencesEdit

TurkishEdit

VerbEdit

bak

  1. second-person singular imperative of bakmak

TzeltalEdit

NounEdit

bak

  1. bone

TzotzilEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /ɓäkʰ/

NounEdit

bak

  1. bone

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

YolaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English bak.

AdverbEdit

bak

  1. back
    • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 19:
      A pipere vel bak lik own in a smote,
      The piper fell back like one well smitten,

ReferencesEdit

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133

ZhuangEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian vaha).

NounEdit

bak (Sawndip forms 咟 or 㕷 or 北 or 𫩡 or 拍 or 剥 or 𠺣 or 吧, 1957–1982 spelling bak)

  1. mouth
  2. entrance; opening
  3. account of or response to a particular issue
  4. cutting edge of a tool
  5. stitch; distance between stitches

Etymology 2Edit

From Chinese 百 (MC pˠæk̚).

NumeralEdit

bak (1957–1982 spelling bak)

  1. hundred
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