cak

See also: cāk, čak, Čak, čăk, and çak

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Kaqchikel with a and c interchanged.

Symbol

cak

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaqchikel.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kaqchikel terms

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɑːk/

Noun

cak (plural caks)

  1. (music) A type of string instrument from Indonesia.

Anagrams

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sak/

Etymology 1

Variant of cark. Alternatively, Çabej puts it as a possible elementary creation or lexicalization of the onomatopoeic theme, resembling the sound of a cut, similar to τσακίζω in Greek or zacc in Italian.[1]

Noun

cak m (plural caqe, definite caku, definite plural caqet)

  1. limit, edge, border
    Synonyms: skaj, kufi, buzë, brinjë, kënd, limit
  2. highest level , final point that is targeted
    Synonym: pikësynim
  3. small hole created by heel-pressing the ground, in tipcat game
Declension
Declension of cak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cak caku caqe caqet
accusative cakun
dative caku cakut caqeve caqeve
ablative caqesh

Adverb

cak

  1. from, starting from. Cak prej Hotit ( starting from Hoti).

Verb

cak (aorist caka, participle cakur) (transitive)

  1. to undress, disrobe, unclothe
    Antonym: vesh
    Antonym: zhvesh
Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

cak

  1. used to represent the drumming sound of a woodpecker knocking on wood
    Synonyms: çuk, cak-cak
  2. used to represent the light hammering or knocking sound
    Synonym: çak
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 4-5

Further reading

  • cak”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “cak”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]