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4-letter words (4 found)

BARK,BRAK,KBAR,KRAB,

3-letter words (5 found)

ARB,ARK,BAR,BRA,KAB,

2-letter words (4 found)

AB,AR,BA,KA,

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Definitions and meaning of brak

brak

English

Etymology

Adjective

brak (comparative more brak, superlative most brak)

  1. (South Africa) Brackish.

Noun

brak (plural braks)

  1. (South Africa) A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

Anagrams

  • bark, kbar, krab

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Russian брак (brak), from German Brack (“defective goods, defect, flaw”).

Noun

brak

  1. defect

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “brak”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech brak, from Middle Low German brak. Compare Polish brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrak]
  • Hyphenation: brak

Noun

brak m inan

  1. 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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “brak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “brak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology 1

From German brach. Related to brække.

Adjective

brak (uninflectable)

  1. fallow
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From either Low German brack or Dutch brak.

Adjective

brak (neuter brakt, plural and definite singular attributive brakke)

  1. brackish, brack water

Inflection

Derived terms

  • brakvand

References

  • “brak” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɑk/
  • Hyphenation: brak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch brac. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

brak (comparative brakker, superlative brakst)

  1. brackish
  2. (colloquial) bad
  3. (colloquial) hungover
Declension
Derived terms
  • brakheid
  • uitbrakken
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: brak
  • → Sranan Tongo: brak

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bracke. Compare German Bracke, French braque, English brach, Italian bracco, Spanish braco. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

brak m or f (plural brakken, diminutive brakje n)

  1. hound, brach (of either sex)
    Synonym: jachthond
Descendants
  • ⇒ Afrikaans: brakkie

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brak

  1. singular past indicative of breken

Anagrams

  • bark, krab

Gothic

Romanization

brak

  1. romanization of 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /praːk/
    Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

brak n (genitive singular braks, no plural)

  1. crash, din (sound of something breaking)
  2. 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)

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbrak/ [ˈbrak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: brak

Noun

brak (plural brak-brak)

  1. (Jepara) workshop

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: brak

Noun

brak m inan

  1. lack (non-existence of something)
    Synonym: niedostatk

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “brak”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2], volume 1, page 117
  • “brak”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German brak. Compare Old Polish brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbrak/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbrak/

Noun

brak m inan

  1. choice (what is taken n. selected from a group of individuals of the same kind)
  2. trash, leftovers, refuse (what is designated as bad; what is is leftover after what is good is taken)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: brak

References

Further reading

  • 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 German brak. First attested in 1452. Compare Old Czech brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /brak/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /brak/

Noun

brak m animacy unattested

  1. choice, selection

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • 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, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “brak”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

  • brák (Lubawa, Ostróda)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brak.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: brak

Noun

brak m inan

  1. lack (non-existence of something) [with w (+ locative) ‘in what’]
  2. defect (fault or malfunction)
    Synonyms: defekt, feler, minus, niedostatek, wada
  3. faulty product (defective item that is the result of creation)
  4. (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

brak impf (defective)

  1. (impersonal) there is/are no; to be wanting [with genitive ‘what there is not’ and dative ‘for/on whom’]
    Synonym: brakować
    Na parkingu brak wolnych miejsc. ― There is no vacant space in the parking lot.
  2. (Far Masovian) synonym of potrzeba
    Brak mi jesce dwuch złotych do butów. ― I need to more złotys for the boots.

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
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “brak”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “brak”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 199
  • brak in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “brak”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 103

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brâːk/

Noun

brȃk m (Cyrillic spelling бра̑к)

  1. marriage

Declension

Derived terms

  • brȃčnī

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: brak

Noun

brak m inan

  1. lack (non-existence of something)
    Synonym: niydostatek
  2. (Cieszyn) type, kind
    Synonyms: gatōnek, kategoryjŏ, typ, wariant, wariacyjŏ, zorta

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • brak in silling.org

Swedish

Noun

brak n

  1. a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing

Declension

Derived terms

  • brak- (see there for more derived terms)
  • brakare (“loud fart”)
  • brakfis (“loud fart”)
  • brakskit (“loud fart”)

Related terms

  • braka

References

  • brak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • brak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • brak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian брак (brak), from Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”).

Noun

brak (plural braklar)

  1. reject, defective product

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org