nak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nak"

English

Noun

nak (plural naks)

  1. A female yak.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Back-formation from nakkie.

Noun

nak c (plural nakken, diminutive nakje n)

  1. (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

Epigraphic Mayan

Verb

nak

  1. to conquer

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese နှက် (hnak).

Verb

nak

  1. to strike

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malay

Etymology

Contraction of hendak.

Pronunciation

Verb

nak (Jawi spelling نق)

  1. (informal, modal auxiliary) Contraction of hendak.
    Saya nak ke tandas sebentar.
    I need to go to the bathroom for a while.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Bengali নাক (nak).

Noun

nak (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴝𐴑)

  1. nose

Tainae

Alternative forms

Noun

nak

  1. water

References

Tehit

Noun

nak

  1. breadfruit

Volapük

Noun

nak (nominative plural naks)

  1. anchor

Declension

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

nak

  1. ox, cow
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