pak
English
Noun
pak (plural paks)
- (marketing) Deliberate misspelling of pack.
Derived terms
- Tetra Pak
- Game Pak
- Rumble Pak
- Z-pak
Anagrams
- KAP, KPA, PKA
Albanian
Etymology 1
Variant of mpak (“I paralize, I'm shocked”) (m + pak).
Connected to pikë (“drop”). Which is used in methaphorical curses (directed at enemies or people that speak out what should've stay unspoken); cf. "të rëntë pika" (optative: 'may the sun spot fall upon to you') - wishing a person paralysis or even worse, immediate death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. Similar to English "drop dead".
Verb
pak (first-person singular past tense paka, participle pakur)
- I paralize, pass out, appall, mortify (not being able to see, speak or move)
- I am shocked (because of bad, devastating news; tragic cases like death of a family member or friend)
- E pakën vuajtjet.
- The sufferings paralized (her/him).
Synonyms
- mpak
Antonyms
- kthjell
Derived terms
- pakt (“fainted, unconscious.”) (Gheg) [1]
References
- Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 94, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
Etymology 2
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin paucus (“few, little”).
Determiner
pak
- few
Adverb
pak
- few, little
- a little, a bit
- Kuptoj pak shqip.
- I speak a little Albanian.
Synonyms
- cazë
Further reading
- verb: pak (engl.: 'paralize') - aorist: paka, participle pakur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- adverb: pak (engl.: 'few, (a) litte/bit') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- particle: pak (engl.: 'few') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- (indef.) pronoun: pak • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech pak, from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
audio (file)
Adverb
pak
- then
Further reading
- pak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Verb
pak
- imperative of pakke
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /pɑk/
- Hyphenation: pak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Noun
pak n (plural pakken, diminutive pakje n)
- package
- suit (set of clothes)
Synonyms
- (package): pakket
Derived terms
- apenpak
- badpak
- boevenpak
- bruidspak
- confectiepak
- maatpak
- mantelpak
- matrozenpak
- zwempak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pak
- Skepi Creole Dutch: paki
- → Caribbean Javanese: pag
- → French: paquet
- → Catalan: paquet
- → German: Paket
- → Romanian: pachet
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
- Turkish: paket
- → Sicilian: pachettu
- → Spanish: paquete
- → Indonesian: pak
- → Papiamentu: paki
- → Sranan Tongo: paki
- → Caribbean Hindustani: páki
- → Galibi Carib: paki
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pak
- first-person singular present indicative of pakken
- imperative of pakken
Anagrams
- kap
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Clipping of bapak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaʔ]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak (first-person possessive pakku, second-person possessive pakmu, third-person possessive paknya)
- (slightly informal, between two speakers) sir
Etymology 2
From Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Doublet of paket.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak
- package
- Synonym: paket
Derived terms
- mengepak
- mengepakkan
- pengepak
- pengepakan
Etymology 3
From Dutch pacht (“lease”), from Middle Dutch pacht, from Latin pactum. Doublet of pakta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak
- lease right.
- Synonym: pajak
Derived terms
- mengepak
- mengepakkan
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 贌 (pa̍k)
Further reading
- “pak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pak]
Adverb
pak
- however, nevertheless, but
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːk/
Verb
pak
- second-person singular imperative of paken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pakke, packe, pake, pac, pack
Etymology
From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe (from Old Dutch *pakko); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpak(ə)/
Noun
pak (plural pakkes)
- A bundle, pack or package; a collection of items packaged together.
- A case or pack; a soft container for storage of goods.
- A load; something which is carried.
- A group, band lot of people or animals.
Related terms
- pacquet
- pakken
- pakker
- pakkyng
Descendants
- English: pack
- Scots: pak, pack
- → Irish: paca
References
- “pak(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
Min Nan
| For pronunciation and definitions of pak – see 北 (“north; northern; to be defeated; to fail; etc.”). (This character, pak, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 北.) |
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pak/
Adverb
pak (Perso-Arabic spelling پک)
- Co-lexicalized intensifier
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: pak
Noun
pak f
- genitive plural of paka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâk/
Conjunction
pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- however, on the other hand
- S druge pak strane, možda je u pravu. ― On the other hand, he might be right.
- To je pak drugačije. ― That's different though.
Synonyms
- no
References
- “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Etymology 2
From English puck.
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- puck
- Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. ― He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pak | pakovi |
| genitive | paka | pakova |
| dative | paku | pakovima |
| accusative | pak | pakove |
| vocative | pače | pakovi |
| locative | paku | pakovima |
| instrumental | pakom | pakovima |
References
- “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Etymology 3
Shortened form of šúpak.
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- (vulgar) asshole, anus
- On je običan pak, jebeš njega. ― He's just an asshole, fuck him.
- Kakav pak. ― What an asshole.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pak | pakovi |
| genitive | paka | pakova |
| dative | paku | pakovima |
| accusative | pak | pakove |
| vocative | pače | pakovi |
| locative | paku | pakovima |
| instrumental | pakom | pakovima |
Synonyms
- šupak
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)
- (Kajkavian) again
- 1933, Dragutin Domjanić, Clair-obscur:
- Težko bu ti, znam oditi, pak bu taki dan. Zakaj mora pri nas ziti sunce tak zaran?!
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
-
Synonyms
- (again): pȍnovo, pȍnōvno, opet
Turkish
Etymology
From Persian پاک (pâk).
Adjective
pak
- pure
- clean