Definitions and meaning of tak
tak
Translingual
Symbol
tak
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tala.
See also
-
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Tala terms
English
Alternative forms
- take (Standard English)
- tyek (Geordie)
Etymology
Dialectal form of take.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæk/
-
- Rhymes: -æk
- Homophone: tack
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple present taks, present participle takkin, simple past teuk, past participle takken)
- (Wearside, Durham) To take.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch tak (“branch, twig, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tak (plural takke)
- branch, twig, bough
- branch, offshoot
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech tak from Proto-Slavic *tako.
Pronunciation
Adverb
tak
- so (very)
- Je tak dobrý! ― He is so good!
- Není to tak špatné. ― It’s not so bad.
- so (therefore)
- Chtěl knihu, tak si zašel do knihovny. ― He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
- so, in that way
- Tak to chodí ― That's the way it goes (lit. "so it goes")
Interjection
tak
- so
- Tak jděme! ― So let's go!
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “tak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “tak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “tak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/, /ˈtɑɡ/, [ˈtˢɑɡ̊], [ˈtsʰɑ̈k]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz, cognate with English thank, German Dank.
Noun
tak c (singular definite takken, not used in plural form)
- thanks
Declension
Interjection
tak
- thank you, thanks
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German tacke, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“prickle, spike, jag”), cognate with English tack, German Zacke.
Noun
tak c (singular definite takken, plural indefinite takker)
- jag
- point
- cog
- tooth
- tine
Declension
Further reading
- tak on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tak
- imperative of takke
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”), from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô. Unrelated to the prefix takke-, as in takkewijf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑk/
-
- Hyphenation: tak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
tak m (plural takken, diminutive takje n)
- branch, twig, bough
- Synonyms: telg, twijg
- branch, offshoot, division
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: tak
- Berbice Creole Dutch: taku
- Negerhollands: tak, takje, takkie
- → Aukan: taka
Anagrams
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɛaːʰk/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːʰk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Noun
tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)
- roof
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tak.
Noun
tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)
- grip, hold
- A huge effort, major effort, strenuous effort.
Declension
Derived terms
Iban
Pronunciation
Conjunction
tak
- but
Particle
tak
- expressing the seriousness or strength of words, the most extreme or severe
- frighten or scare, but not done out of anger
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰaːk/
- Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
tak n (genitive singular taks, nominative plural tök)
- grip, hold
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔ/ [ˈt̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: tak
Adverb
tak
- syncopic form of tidak
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian)
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʔ/ [ˈt̪aʔ]
- IPA(key): /ˈtak/ [ˈt̪ak̚]
- Syllabification: tak
Noun
tak (plural tak-tak)
- imitation of the sound of a pitted shell
Etymology 3
From Dutch takt, from Latin tāctus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtak/ [ˈt̪ak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tak
Noun
tak (plural tak-tak)
- (engineering) stroke, cycle, phase; a single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement
- Synonym: langkah
- motor dua tak ― two-stroke engine
Synonyms
Further reading
- “tak” 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.
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese တွက် (twak). Cognate with Shan တႂၢၵ်ႈ (twāak).
Verb
tak
- To guess.
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128
Kashubian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tak
Particle
tak
- yes
- Synonym: jo
Adverb
tak (not comparable)
- thus, as such
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “tak”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 212
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “tak”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “tak”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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
Adverb
tak
- so
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “tak”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “tak”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with tidak, dak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Indonesian tidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taʔ/
- Rhymes: -aʔ
Adverb
tak (Jawi spelling تق)
- (informal) not (negates the meaning of the verb)
- Saya tak mahu makan. ― I don't want to eat.
- (informal) not (to no degree)
- Buku itu tak mahal. ― That book is not expensive.
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑk]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæk/
- Bender phonemes: {tak}
Etymology 1
Noun
tak
- needlefish
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Suffix
tak
(enclitic)
- (Ratak) eastward
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Northern French taque, ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“spike, thorn, prickle”).
Noun
tak (plural takes)
- clasp
- nail
- A protective metal plate used on a cart to prevent wear.
- (nautical) tack (a rope used to hold the foremost corner of the sail in place)
- stability, endurance, steadfastness
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: tack
- Scots: taik
References
- “tak, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse taka (“revenue”) (from the verb taka (“to take”)) and from Middle English taken (“to take”), itself from Old Norse.
Noun
tak (uncountable)
- tack (a fee paid to a lord or king for the right to keep swine)
Alternative forms
- take, takke, thac; tac (early form)
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 present takketh, present participle takkende, takkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle takked)
- alternative form of takken
Etymology 4
Noun
tak (plural takes)
- alternative form of tach
Etymology 5
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative toke, past participle taken)
- 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 Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).
Noun
tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)
- roof
- ceiling
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tak.
Noun
tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)
- grip
Derived terms
References
- “tak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).
Noun
tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)
- roof
- ceiling
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tak.
Noun
tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)
- grip
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
tak
- imperative of taka
References
- “tak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtak/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtak/
Adverb
tak
- thus, as such, so
Descendants
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “tak”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Norse
Etymology
Derived from the verb taka (“to take, grab”).
Noun
tak n (genitive taks, plural tǫk)
- grip, hold
- (wrestling) hold
Declension
Derived terms
- orðtak (“phrase, expression”)
Related terms
- taka f (“taking, capture; seizure, tax; revenue”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tak”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako. First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /tak/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /tak/
Adverb
tak
- so, in this way
- so, to such a degree
Conjunction
tak
- (in conjunction with jako) as well as, both, and
- so; therefore, thus
- (in conjunction with że) but, however
- in order to
- (in conjunction with acz) only if
Descendants
- Polish: tak
- Silesian: tak
References
- 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), “tak”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
tak (Perso-Arabic spelling تک)
- A co-lexicalized intensifier.
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “tak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish tak. Sense 1 is an ellipsis of tak jest; compare Italian sì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtak/
-
-
-
-
-
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tak
- Homophones: tag, Tag
Adverb
tak (not comparable)
- like this; so (in this way)
- Ona mi tak powiedziała. ― She told me so.
- Ja to robię tak. ― I do it like this.
- so (used for emphasis)
- Było tak ciemno, że nic nie widziałem. ― It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
- Tak bardzo cię kocham! ― I love you so much!
Derived terms
Interjection
tak
- yes
- Synonyms: ano, no
- Antonym: nie
- Zrobiłeś to? - Tak. ― Did you do that? - Yes, (I did).
Related terms
Particle
tak
- yes; certainly, of course
- Synonyms: owszem, dokładnie, racja, naturalnie, oczywiście, rzeczywiście, w rzeczy samej
- Antonym: nie
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), tak is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 273 times in scientific texts, 90 times in news, 217 times in essays, 431 times in fiction, and 892 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1903 times, making it the 21st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
- tak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “TAK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 30.03.2020
- “TAK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2008 September 5
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “tak”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “tak”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “tak”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 7
Anagrams
akt, kat, tka
Scots
Etymology 1
From Middle Scots tak, tacke, from Early Scots tak, from Middle English taken (“to take”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), a borrowing from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”). Tak gradually displaced the native Middle English nimen (“to take”). Cognates include English take and Norn taka. The noun is partly from the verb and partly from Old Norse tak (“grip”) and/or taka (“taking, seizure”), via Middle English tak, take.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple present taks, present participle takkin or taein, simple past teuk, past participle taen or takken)
- (transitive) To take.
- (transitive) To trip.
- (transitive) To affect.
- (transitive) To marry.
- (transitive) To understand, apprehend, take.
Derived terms
Noun
tak (plural taks)
- capture, catch
- captive
- (fishing) catch, haul
- grip
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tak (plural taks)
- alternative spelling of tack
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French taquet.
Pronunciation
Noun
tȃk m (Cyrillic spelling та̑к)
- billiard-cue
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian tacco.
Pronunciation
Noun
tȁk m (Cyrillic spelling та̏к)
- (regional) shoe heel
Declension
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طاق (tak), from Persian طاق (tâq).
Pronunciation
Noun
tȁk m (Cyrillic spelling та̏к)
- (regional) arc, arch, vault (of a building)
Declension
References
- “tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish tak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtak/
-
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tak
Adverb
tak
- like this; so (in this way)
- so (used for emphasis)
Interjection
tak
- used to start a new topic so
Particle
tak
- about, ish, more or less
Further reading
Slovincian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tak
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.
Adverb
tak (not comparable)
- thus, as such
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Takt.
Noun
tak m inan
- tact (keen perception or discernment)
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “tãk”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[4] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1199
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þak, from Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Pronunciation
Noun
tak n
- a roof
- Synonym: yttertak
- a ceiling
- Synonym: innertak
Usage notes
Yttertak and innertak are mostly used in the rare cases where it isn't clear from context whether tak would refer to a roof or a ceiling .
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- tak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish طاق (tak), from Arabic طَاق (ṭāq), possibly from Middle Persian *tāk, a variant of tʾg (/tāg/, “arch”) (compare modern Persian طاق (tâq, “arch”)). Doublet of taç (“crown; belt”).
Noun
tak
- arch
Declension
Related terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tak¹”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Etymology 2
Verb
tak
- second-person singular imperative of takmak
Tyap
Pronunciation
Noun
tak
- leg
Verb
tak
- to arrange.
- to tell, inform
Volapük
Etymology
From Latin taceō (“I am quiet, rest”).
Noun
tak (nominative plural taks)
- rest, tranquility
Declension
Source: wiktionary.org