Cognate with tidak, from Malaytak, from Proto-Malayic*daʔ (compare Malaytak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*diaq.
Adverb
tak
not (negates meaning of verb)
Sayatakmaumakan.
I don't want to eat.
not (To no degree)
Bukuitutakmahal.
That book is not expensive.
Synonyms
tidak
ndak (colloquial)
nggak (colloquial)
kagak (colloquial)
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmeseတွက်(twak)
Verb
tak
To guess.
References
Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Latvian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
tak
but, but also
Particle
tak
particle used to reinforce or emphasize a certain word or idea, usually by reducing doubts about it; but... (really), in fact, surely, just
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tak/
Adverb
tak
so
Further reading
tak in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
tak in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Malay
Etymology
Cognate with tidak, dak, from Proto-Malayic*daʔ (compare Indonesiantidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*diaq.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /taʔ/
Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ
Adverb
tak
(informal) not (negates meaning of verb)
(informal) not (to no degree)
Marshallese
Pronunciation
(phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑk]
(phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæk/
Bender phonemes: {tak}
Etymology 1
Noun
tak
A needlefish.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
(Rālik)ta
Derived terms
takin aļ
Enclitic
tak
(Ratak) eastward
References
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Northern Frenchtaque, ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from Frankish*takkō, from Proto-Germanic*takkô(“spike, thorn, prickle”).
Noun
tak (pluraltakes)
A clasp
nail
A protective metal plate used on a cart to prevent wear.
(nautical) tack (rope used to hold the foremost corner of the sail in place)
stability, endurance, steadfastness.
Alternative forms
takke, take, tace
Derived terms
taknail
takken
Descendants
English: tack
Scots: taik
References
“tak, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From taken(“to take”) and Old Norsetak(“revenue”) (from taka(“to take”).
Noun
tak (uncountable)
A tack (a fee paid to a lord or king for the right to keep swine).
Alternative forms
take, takke, thac; tac (early)
Derived terms
Descendants
English: tack
Scots: tak, take
References
“tak, n.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple presenttakketh, present participletakkende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participletakked)
Alternative form of takken
Etymology 4
Noun
tak (pluraltakes)
Alternative form of tach
Etymology 5
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple presenttaketh, present participletakinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative toke, past participletaken)
Alternative form of taken
Verb
tak
Alternative form of take: imperative of taken
Alternative form of taken: past participle of taken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norseþak, from Proto-Germanic*þaką, from Proto-Indo-European*teg-.
tak in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Phalura
Etymology
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tak/
Adverb
tak (Perso-Arabic spellingتک)
Co-lexicalized intensifier
References
Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic*tako. Compare Ukrainianтак(tak), Belarusianтак(tak).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tak/
Interjection
tak
yes
Related terms
chyba tak
może tak
See also
ano
no
hej
jo
Antonyms
nie
Adverb
tak (not comparable)
so (used for emphasis)
like this; so (in this way)
Further reading
tak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
tak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Anagrams
akt, kat, tka
Scots
Etymology 1
From Early Scotstak, from Middle Englishtaken(“to take”), from Old Englishtacan(“to grasp, touch”), a borrowing from Old Norsetaka(“to touch, take”) (from Proto-Germanic*tēkaną(“to touch”)) which gradually displaced the native Middle Englishnimen(“to take”). Cognates include Englishtake and Norntaka.
Alternative forms
tae
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [tɑk]
Verb
tak (third-person singular presenttaks, present participletakkin, pastteuk, past participletaen or takken)
(transitive) to take
(transitive) to trip
(transitive) to affect
(transitive) to marry
(transitive) to understand, apprehend, take
Derived terms
tak the guid o
Noun
tak (pluraltaks)
capture, catch
captive
(fishing) catch, haul
grip
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
tak (pluraltaks)
Alternative spelling of tack
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Frenchtaquet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tâːk/
Noun
tȃkm (Cyrillic spellingта̑к)
billiard-cue
Declension
Etymology 2
From Italiantacco.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tâk/
Noun
tȁkm (Cyrillic spellingта̏к)
(regional) arc, vault (of a building)
(regional) shoe heel
Declension
References
“tak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
“tak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedishþak, from Old Norseþak, from Proto-Germanic*þaką, from Proto-Indo-European*teg-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɑːk/
Noun
takn
roof
ceiling
Declension
Derived terms
innertak
yttertak
takutspång
takskägg
Related terms
täcka
Anagrams
akt
Turkish
Verb
tak
second-person singular imperative of takmak
Volapük
Noun
tak (nominative pluraltaks)
rest, tranquility
Declension
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [tʰɑːk], [tʰäːk], [tʰæːk]
Rhymes: -áːk
Etymology 1
From Old Norseþak, from Proto-Germanic*þaką, from Proto-Indo-European*teg-.