trak

See also: trák, 't Rak, and tråk

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾak/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

trak

  1. used to represent a sudden and discrete sound, i.e. closing, breaking, or cracking.
    Synonym: fap

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the ancient name Thracian.

Adjective

trak (feminine trake)

  1. being from or related to Thrace
    Synonym: trakas

Noun

trak m (plural trakë, definite traku, definite plural trakët, female equivalent trake)

  1. ancient dweller of Thrace region or originating from it
    Synonym: trakas
Declension
Declension of trak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trak traku trakë trakët
accusative trakun
dative traku trakut trakëve trakëve
ablative trakësh

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (to draw, drag) or *dʰerǵʰ- (to bind fast). Compare Latin trahō (to pull, carry), Old High German trehhan (to push, bump, move, scratch), English drag.

Verb

trak (aorist traka, participle trakur)

  1. to discolor, to weaken the clothes' colors
    Synonym: zbërdhul
Conjugation

Further reading

  • trak”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. truck

References

Bislama

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. car

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck, perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (iron hoop, wheel) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾ̪ak]
  • Hyphenation: trak

Noun

trak (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:trak.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrak]

Noun

trak m inan

  1. alternative form of trák

Declension

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English track.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak m inan

  1. (Canada) track

Further reading

  • Stanislow Frymark (2020), “trak”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Maguindanao

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈʈɽak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling تْرَکْ)

  1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

Malay

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrak/ [ˈt̪raʔ]

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling ترک, plural trak-trak or trak2)

  1. truck

Usage notes

Standard Malay uses trak for any type of truck, whereas lori is used with medium and heavy trucks (such as semi-trailer trucks/articulated lorries) only.

Alternative forms

  • truk (Indonesian Malay, Standard Indonesian)

Synonyms

Further reading

Palula

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trak/

Noun

trak m (Perso-Arabic spelling ترک)

  1. scale for firewood

Inflection

i-decl (Obl, pl): -í

References

  • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “trak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trâːk/

Noun

trȃk m inan (Cyrillic spelling тра̑к, diminutive tráčak)

  1. ray
    trak svjetlaray of light

Declension

Declension of trak
singular plural
nominative trak trakovi / traci
genitive traka trakova / traka
dative traku trakovima / tracima
accusative trak trakove / trake
vocative trače trakovi / traci
locative traku trakovima / tracima
instrumental trakom trakovima / tracima

Further reading

  • trak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. truck
    Synonym: kamyon

Derived terms

  • magtrak
  • trakin

References

  • trak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. truck