Definitions and meaning of pak
pak
Translingual
Symbol
pak
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Parakanã.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Parakanã terms
English
Noun
pak (plural paks)
- (marketing) Alternative form of pack.
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology 1
Variant of mpak (“to paralyze, to be shocked”) (m + pak).
Connected to pikë (“drop”). Which is used in metaphorical curses (directed at enemies or people that speak out what should've stay unspoken); cf. "të rëntë pika" (optative: 'may the sun spot fall upon to you') - wishing a person paralysis or even worse, immediate death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. Similar to English "drop dead".
Verb
pak (aorist paka, participle pakur)
- to paralyze, pass out, appall, mortify (not being able to see, speak or move)
- to be shocked (because of bad, devastating news; tragic cases like death of a family member or friend)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- pakt (“fainted, unconscious.”) (Gheg)
References
Etymology 2
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin paucus (“few, little”).
Determiner
pak
- few
Adverb
pak
- few, little
- a little, a bit
Synonyms
Further reading
- “pak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pak, from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
pak
- then
Further reading
- “pak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German pack, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Same word as pakke.
Noun
pak
- (obsolete) (is only found in a few compound words) package
- scoundrel (bunch of lowlifes)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
pak
- imperative of pakke
Dutch
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /pɑk/
- Hyphenation: pak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Noun
pak n (plural pakken, diminutive pakje n)
- (usually in the diminutive) package
- suit (set of clothes)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pak
- Skepi Creole Dutch: paki
- → Caribbean Javanese: pag
- → French: paquet
- → Catalan: paquet
- → German: Paket
- → Romanian: pachet
- Russian: пакет (paket)
- Ukrainian: пакет (paket)
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
- → Persian: پاکت (pâkat)
- → Sicilian: pachettu
- → Spanish: paquete
- → Indonesian: pak
- → Papiamentu: paki
- → Sranan Tongo: paki
- → Caribbean Hindustani: páki
- → Kari'na: paki
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pak
- inflection of pakken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Hokkien
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Clipping of bapak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaʔ]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak (plural pak-pak)
- (slightly informal, between two speakers) sir
Etymology 2
From Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Doublet of paket.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak
- package
- Synonym: paket
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Dutch pacht (“lease”), from Middle Dutch pacht, from Old Dutch *paht, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin pactum. Doublet of pakta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpak]
- Hyphenation: pak
Noun
pak
- lease right
- Synonym: pajak
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “pak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Adverb
pak
- however, nevertheless, but
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Verb
pak
- second-person singular imperative of paken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pac, pack, packe, pake, pakke
Etymology
From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe (from Old Dutch *pakko); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Pronunciation
Noun
pak (plural pakkes)
- A bundle or package; a group of items packaged together.
- A case or pack; a soft container for goods storage.
- A load; something carried.
- A group, pack, or lot (of people or animals).
Related terms
- pacquet
- pakken
- pakkere
- pakkynge
Descendants
- English: pack
- Scots: pak, pack
- → Irish: paca
References
- “pak(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
pak (Perso-Arabic spelling پک)
- Co-lexicalized intensifier
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “pak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Pipil
Preposition
pak
- on, upon, over, on top of
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p. 59
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpak/
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- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: pak
Noun
pak f
- genitive plural of paka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- however, on the other hand
- Synonym: no
- S druge pak strane, možda je u pravu. ― On the other hand, he might be right.
- To je pak drugačije. ― That's different though.
References
- “pak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English puck.
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- puck
- Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. ― He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.
Declension
References
- “pak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 3
Shortened form of šúpak.
Noun
pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
- (vulgar) asshole, anus
- Synonym: šupak
- On je običan pak, jebeš njega. ― He's just an asshole, fuck him.
- Kakav pak. ― What an asshole.
Declension
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)
- (Kajkavian) again
- Synonyms: pȍnovo, pȍnōvno, opet
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پاك (pak), from Persian پاک (pâk).
Pronunciation
Adjective
pak
- pure
- clean
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “pak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Yucatec Maya
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pak/
Verb
pak (transitive)
- to fold
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- Yoshida, Shigeto (2009) Diccionario de la conjugación de verbos en el maya yucateco actual (in Spanish), Sendai: Tohoku University, page 61: “PAK”
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