jak
English
Related terms
Acehnese
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jak]
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjak]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).
Conjunction
jak
- as
- jak Petr tak Pavel ― both Peter and Paul
- jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 2
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag),[1] from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Derived terms
References
- "jak²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɑk/
- Hyphenation: jak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Garo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒak/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“leaf”).
Classifier
jak
- used with leaves
Hungarian
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɒk]
- Rhymes: -ɒk
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 |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
jaké | jakoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
jakéi | jakokéi |
| 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 |
Kalo Finnish Romani
Derived terms
- jakkako botnos
- jakkako diiben
- jakkako duk
- jakkako jaaro
- jakkako makkiba
- jakkako čenstakiero
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑak/
Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology
From languages such as English yak, German Jak or French yak, all from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag, “yak”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Hyphenation: jak
- Homophone: jakk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: jak
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).
Pronoun
jak
- 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
- 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.
- like
- Wyglądasz jak obcokrajowiec. ― You look like a foreigner.
- (colloquial) when; replaces kiedy, gdy
- Jak byłem w lesie, to widziałem niedźwiedzia. ― When I was in the forest, I saw a bear.
- (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.
- (colloquial) than; replaces niż
- Typ nie miał więcej jak metr sześćdziesiąt. ― The guy was no taller than five feet three.
- as much as possible, used with a superlative
- Zrobię to jak najszybciej. ― I'll do it as soon as possible.
See also
Etymology 2
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *akъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jâːk/
Declension
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jâk/
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)
Declension
Derived terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jáːk/
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ják | ||
| gen. sing. | jáka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ják | jáka | jáki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
jáka | jákov | jákov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
jáku | jákoma | jákom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
jáka | jáka | jáke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
jáku | jákih | jákih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
jákom | jákoma | jáki |
Swedish
Etymology
From Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɑːk/
Declension
| Declension of jak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jak | jaken | jakar | jakarna |
| Genitive | jaks | jakens | jakars | jakarnas |
Synonyms
- grymtoxe
Related terms
- jakmjölk
References
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃak]
Declension
Derived terms
- hijak
- jijak