čak
See also: cak and čăk
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- čăk (Torlakian)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چاق (çak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃâk/
Adverb
čȁk (Cyrillic spelling ча̏к)
- even (used to emphasize something surprising or extreme)
- Čak i moja baba zna da to nije istina! ― Even my grandmother knows that that is not true.
- even (emphasizing a comparative)
- Bilo je teško, a sad je čak i teže. ― It was difficult, and now it is even more difficult.
Synonyms
- jȍš
Veps
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Finnic *sakeda
Noun
čak
- blood
References
- Nirvi, R. E. (1950), “Eräistä likaa ja rikkaa merkitsevien sanojen käyttötavoista”, in Virittäjä (in Finnish), pages 400-403