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bak
English
Adverb
bak (not comparable)
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of back.
Anagrams
- BKA, kab
Acehnese
Noun
bak
- trunk (of a tree)
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
Etymology 1
From Dutch bak, from French bac.
Noun
bak (plural bakke, diminutive bakkie)
- covered bowl, basin
- tub, vat
Etymology 2
From Dutch bakken, from Middle Dutch backen.
Verb
bak (present bak, present participle bakkende, past participle gebak)
- to bake
- to fry
Albanian
Etymology
Either a variant of bark, or from Proto-Albanian *bauka, from Proto-Indo-European *b??w (“to blow, swell”), close to Proto-Germanic *b?kaz (“belly, body”), Dutch buik (“belly”), German Bauch (“belly, stomach”), Swedish buk (“belly, abdomen”).
Noun
bak m (indefinite plural baqe, definite singular baku, definite plural baqet)
- belly, stomach
Synonyms
- bark
- lukth
Derived terms
- bakull
Related terms
- bukur
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
- Hyphenation: bak
- Rhymes: -?k
Etymology 1
From French bac
Noun
bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)
- A container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a tub
- Synonym: krat
- (Netherlands) A drinking vessel, usually a cup or mug
- Synonyms: kop, mok
- (Netherlands, Belgium, Bargoens) The slammer, jail, prison
- Synonyms: bajes, gevangenis, lik, nor
- (colloquial) A vehicle, a car.
- Synonyms: auto, kar, wagen, waggie
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bak
- ? Sranan Tongo: baki
- ? Indonesian: bak, baki
Etymology 2
Noun
bak m (uncountable)
- The act of baking (food).
Derived terms
- koekenbak
- wafelbak
Verb
bak
- first-person singular present indicative of bakken
- imperative of bakken
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch *bak, bake, baec (“meat from the back of a pig”), from Old Dutch *bak (“back, rear”), from Proto-Germanic *bak?. Cognate with English back, Icelandic bak. Etymologically related to bakboord and achterbaks.
Noun
bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)
- The meat of a pig, pork.
- A pig
Etymology 4
Noun
bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)
- Abbreviation of versnellingsbak.
Derived terms
- handbak
Etymology 5
Noun
bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)
- A joke, crack.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Noun
bak n (genitive singular baks, plural bøk)
- back
Declension
See also
- bringa
- barmur
- bulur
- búkur
- rumpa
- kroppur
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Postposition
bak
- (follows locative case -cha) side, position, in the direction of
- part, section
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Bock (“buck”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?k]
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
bak (plural bakok)
- buck
Declension
Derived terms
- baklövés
- b?nbak
Further reading
- bak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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 2021)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?k/
- Rhymes: -a?k
Noun
bak n (genitive singular baks, nominative plural bök)
- (anatomy) back
- back, backside
Declension
Derived terms
- ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
- stólbak
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
- Hyphenation: bak
Preposition
bak
- preposition to denote comparison.
- kedua anak muda itu wajahnya mirip, bak pinang dibelah dua
Etymology 2
From Dutch bak (“container, vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
- Hyphenation: bak
Noun
bak
- container.
- water container.
Compounds
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Min Nan ? (ba?k, “Chinese ink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
- Hyphenation: bak
Noun
bak
- black Chinese ink.
Etymology 4
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
- Hyphenation: bak
Noun
bak
- sound of slapping or punching.
Further reading
- “bak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Luxembourgish
Verb
bak
- second-person singular imperative of baken
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Alternative forms
- bac, bacc, back, backe, bakke, bakk, bake
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
Noun
bak (plural bakkes)
- 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.
- (figuratively) What a person or creature carries or takes with themself/itself.
- (rare) The parts of a person which aren't visible to themself.
- c. 1300, Havelok, Havelok the Dane
- The back, of something more generally; the non-facing side.
- The vertebrae or spine; the bone holding up the back.
- (rare) The extremities, margin or boundary of something.
- (rare) The fur or hide of an animal (removed from an animal)
Derived terms
- abak
- bakbon
- bak side
- bakward
- horsbak
- thornbak
Descendants
- English: back
- Scots: back, bak, bake
References
- “bak, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
See also
- beli
- behinde
Etymology 2
A shortening of Old Swedish nattbakka.
Noun
bak (plural bakkes)
- Alternative form of bakke (“bat”)
Min Nan
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Pronunciation
Adverb
bak
- at the back, behind
- bak fram - back to front
- for langt bak - too far back / behind
Preposition
bak
- behind
- bak kulissene - behind the scenes
Noun
bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural baker, definite plural bakene)
bak n (definite singular baket, indefinite plural bak, definite plural baka or bakene)
- (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
- et spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
- back, rear, seat (of trousers)
- buttocks
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
bak
- imperative of bake
References
- “bak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??k/
Adverb
bak
- at the back, behind
- bak fram - back to front
- for langt bak - too far back / behind
Preposition
bak
- behind
- bak kulissane - behind the scenes
Noun
bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural bakar, definite plural bakane)
bak n (definite singular baket, indefinite plural bak, definite plural baka)
- (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
- eit spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
- back, rear, seat (of trousers)
Derived terms
References
- “bak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?k/
Noun
bak n
- back (body part)
- back (rear part of something)
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: bak
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
Adverb
bak (Perso-Arabic spelling ??)
- Co-lexicalized intensifier
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
Noun
bak m inan
- tank (especially of a motorcycle, storing fuel)
Declension
Hypernyms
- zbiornik
Noun
bak f
- genitive plural of baka
Further reading
- bak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish baker, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *bak?. Related to English back.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??k/
Adverb
bak (not comparable)
- behind, at the back
Antonyms
- fram
Related terms
- bakom
- bakre (adjective)
- bakerst (adverb)
- bakersta (adjective)
- bakerste (adjective)
Preposition
bak
- (dated) behind, 'hind
- när månen döljer sig bak vinrankan
- when the moon hides 'hind the grape vine
- när månen döljer sig bak vinrankan
Noun
bak c or n
- backside, bottom c
- baking n
- Inget doftar som mors bak.
- Nothing smells like mom's baking.
- Inget doftar som mors bak.
Declension
References
- bak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Verb
bak
- second-person singular imperative of bakmak
Tzeltal
Noun
bak
- bone
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /?äk?/
Noun
bak
- bone
Derived terms
- k?atin bak
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pa?k??/
- Tone numbers: bak7
- Hyphenation: bak
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *pa?k? (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ??? (bpàak), Northern Thai ????, Lao ??? (p?k), Shan ????? (pàak), Ahom ???????????? (pak), Saek ????. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *?a?k?¹ (“mouth”) (whence ?ak? in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ??? (pabah), Hawaiian vaha).
Noun
bak (Sawndip forms ? or ? or ? or ???? or ? or ? or ???? or ?, old orthography bak)
- mouth
- entrance; opening
- account of or response to a particular issue
- cutting edge of a tool
- stitch; distance between stitches
Etymology 2
From Chinese ? (MC p?æk?).
Numeral
bak (old orthography bak)
- hundred
bak From the web:
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- what baking can do
- what baka means
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- what baking soda good for
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- what bakugo hero name
bao
English
Alternative forms
- bau
Etymology 1
From Mandarin ? (b?o) and Cantonese ? (baau1)
Noun
bao (countable and uncountable, plural baos)
- Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:dim sum
Translations
See also
- Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Swahili bao.
Noun
bao (uncountable)
- A mancala board game played in East Africa.
See also
- Bao (mancala game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- A/B/O, ABO, AOB, Abo, OAB, OBA, Oba., a.o.b., abo, boa, oba
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /?ba?o?/
- Rhymes: -o?
- Hyphenation: ba?o
Noun
bao
- a tortoise
- a turtle
Hiligaynon
Noun
baó
- tortoise, turtle
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba?ó
- IPA(key): /ba??u/, [b???o]
Noun
baó
- mouse
Derived terms
- baoen
Mandarin
Romanization
bao
- Nonstandard spelling of b?o.
- Nonstandard spelling of báo.
- Nonstandard spelling of b?o.
- Nonstandard spelling of bào.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mansaka
Noun
bao
- turtle
Noun
baò
- smell
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.
Noun
bao
- smell
- scent
- odour
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [p????], (enunciated) [p?? w?]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /p?æ?w?w/
- Bender phonemes: {bahwew}
Noun
bao
- bird
- chicken
- fowl
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bao/, [?ba.o]
Noun
bao m (plural baos)
- bao (Chinese bread)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
bao (ma class, plural mabao)
- board (piece of wood)
- goal
- Synonym: goli
- board game
- a traditional Swahili mancala board game played in most of East Africa
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba?o
- IPA(key): /?bao/
Etymology 1
Noun
bao
- coconut shell stripped of its husk and meat
Etymology 2
See main entry.
Noun
bao
- Obsolete form of balo (“widow; widower”).
Venetian
Noun
bao m (plural bai)
- worm
- bug
Derived terms
- baéto
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [??a?w??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??a?w??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??a?w??]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.
Noun
(classifier cái, chi?c) bao
- bag; sack; pack
- box; packet
Derived terms
See also
- b?; túi
Verb
bao
- to enclose; to envelope; to cover
- to guarantee; to assure
- to take on everything; to undertake (the whole of) something as someone's proxy
- to treat; to pay (for someone else); to foot the bill; to cover (someone else); to stand
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Determiner
bao
- (literary) so many
See also
- bao gi?
- bao nhiêu
Waray-Waray
Noun
baó
- turtle; tortoise
bao From the web:
- what baofeng to buy
- what about bob
- what about
- what about us
- what about us lyrics
- what about bob cast
- what about this weekend
- what about tomorrow