You can make 13 words from brak according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of brak
brak rbak bark abrk rabk arbk brka rbka bkra kbra rkba krba bakr abkr bkar kbar akbr kabr rakb arkb rkab krab akrb karb
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word brak. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in brak.
Definitions and meaning of brak
brak
Etymology
Adjective
brak (comparativemore brak, superlativemost brak)
(South Africa) Brackish.
Anagrams
bark, kbar, krab
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Russianбрак(brak), from GermanBrack(“defective goods, defect, flaw”).
Noun
brak
defect
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“brak”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czechbrak, from Middle Low Germanbrak. Compare Polishbrak.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbrak]
Hyphenation: brak
Noun
brakm inan
trash, leftovers, refuse (what is designated as bad; what is is leftover after what is good is taken)
Declension
Further reading
brak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
brak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
brak in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /brɑk/
Hyphenation: brak
Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchbrac. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
brak (comparativebrakker, superlativebrakst)
brackish
(colloquial) bad
(colloquial) hung over
Inflection
Derived terms
brakheid
uitbrakken
Descendants
→ Papiamentu: brak
→ Sranan Tongo: brak
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutchbracke. Compare GermanBracke, Frenchbraque, Englishbrach, Italianbracco, Spanishbraco. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
brakm or f (pluralbrakken, diminutivebrakjen)
hound, brach(of either sex)
Synonym:jachthond
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
brak
singular past indicative of breken
Anagrams
bark, krab
Gothic
Romanization
brak
Romanization of 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norsebrak.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /praːk/
Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
brakn (genitive singularbraks, no plural)
crash, din (sound of something breaking)
wreckage, broken wood, etc.
Declension
Derived terms
brak og brestir (a colossal din)
Further reading
“brak” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
“brak”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low Germanbrak. Compare Old Polishbrak.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (13th CE)/ˈbrak/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ˈbrak/
Noun
brakm inan
choice (what is taken n. selected from a group of individuals of the same kind)
trash, leftovers, refuse (what is designated as bad; what is is leftover after what is good is taken)
Declension
Descendants
Czech: brak
References
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “brak”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low Germanbrak. First attested in 1452. Compare Old Czechbrak.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/brak/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/brak/
Noun
brakm animacy unattested
choice, selection
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Masurian: brák
Polish: brak
Silesian: brak
References
Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “brak”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “brak”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Mańczak, Witold (2017) “brak”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “brak”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “brak”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishbrak.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /brak/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbrak/
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: brak
Noun
brakm inan
lack (non-existence of something) [+ w(locative) = in what]
defect (fault or malfunction)
Synonyms:defekt, feler, minus, niedostatek, wada
faulty product (defective item that is the result of creation)
(obsolete) choice; selection
Synonym:wybór
Declension
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), brak (noun) is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 28 times in scientific texts, 19 times in news, 63 times in essays, 15 times in fiction, and 12 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 137 times, making it the 437th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
Verb
brakimpf (defective)
(impersonal) there is/are no; to be wanting [+genitive = what there is not] [+dative = for/on whom]
Synonym:brakować
Na parkingu brak wolnych miejsc. ― There is no vacant space in the parking lot.
Conjugation
Descendants
→ Kashubian: brak
References
Further reading
brak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
brak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “brak”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “brak”, in Słownik języka polskiego[4]
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “brak”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[5]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “brak”, in Słownik języka polskiego[6] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 199