nak
See also: NAK, nák, nāk, nāk-, näk, näk-, nåk, -nak, -nák, na꞉k, and ␕
English
Noun
nak (plural naks)
- A female yak.
Anagrams
- Kan, Kan., NKA, kan, nka
Dutch
Etymology
Back-formation from nakkie.
Noun
nak c (plural nakken, diminutive nakje n)
- (slang) a bump or small line of an insufflated drug
Usage notes
Commonly used in the diminutive, including the usual form nakkie (which resembles and is sometimes reinterpreted as a diminutive).
Coordinate terms
- lijn
- sleutelpunt
Related terms
- nakken
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese နှက် (hnak).
Verb
nak
- to strike
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /näʔ̚/
Verb
nak (Jawi spelling نق)
- (informal, modal auxiliary) Contraction of hendak.
- Saya nak ke tandas sebentar.
- I need to go to the bathroom for a while.
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- 𐴕𐴝𐴑 (nak) – Hanifi Rohingya script
Etymology
From Bengali নাক (nak).
Noun
nak (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴝𐴑)
- nose
Tainae
Alternative forms
- (i)naagu
Noun
nak
- water
References
- Terry Carlson, Tainae grammar essentials (1991; digitized 2006)
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 (as (i)naagu)
Volapük
Noun
nak (nominative plural naks)
- anchor
Declension
declension of nak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nak | naks |
| genitive | naka | nakas |
| dative | nake | nakes |
| accusative | naki | nakis |
| vocative 1 | o nak! | o naks! |
| predicative 2 | naku | nakus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only