pak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pak"

English

Noun

pak (plural paks)

1. (marketing) Deliberate misspelling of pack.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Tetra Pak
• Game Pak
• Rumble Pak
• Z-pak

See also

• pak pai

Anagrams

• KAP, KPA, PKA

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)

1. to paralyze, pass out, appall, mortify (not being able to see, speak or move)
2. to be shocked (because of bad, devastating news; tragic cases like death of a family member or friend)

   E pakën vuajtjet.

   The sufferings paralyzed (her/him).

Synonyms

• mpak

Antonyms

• kthjell

Derived terms

• pakt (“fainted, unconscious.”) (Gheg)

Etymology 2

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin paucus (“few, little”).

Determiner

pak

1. few

Adverb

pak

1. few, little
2. a little, a bit

   Kuptoj pak shqip.

   I speak a little Albanian.

Synonyms

• cazë

Further reading

• [1] verb: pak (engl.: 'paralyze') - aorist: paka, participle pakur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
• [2] adverb: pak (engl.: 'few, (a) litte/bit') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
• [3] particle: pak (engl.: 'few') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
• [4] (indef.) pronoun: pak • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pak, from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpak]

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Adverb

pak

1. then

Further reading

• pak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Verb

pak

1. imperative of pakke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /pɑk/
• Hyphenation: pak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

Noun

pak n (plural pakken, diminutive pakje n)

1. (usually in the diminutive) package
2. suit (set of clothes)

Synonyms

• (package): pakket

Derived terms

• apenpak
• badpak
• boevenpak
• bruidspak
• confectiepak
• maatpak
• mantelpak
• matrozenpak
• pakje
• zwempak

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pak
• Skepi Creole Dutch: paki
• → Caribbean Javanese: pag
• → French: paquet
  • → Catalan: paquet
  • → German: Paket
    • → Romanian: pachet
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
    • Turkish: paket
  • → 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

1. inflection of pakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• kap

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of pak – see 北 (“north; northern; to be defeated; to fail; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 北).

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Clipping of bapak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaʔ]
• Hyphenation: pak

Noun

pak (first-person possessive pakku, second-person possessive pakmu, third-person possessive paknya)

1. (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

1. package

   Synonym: paket

Derived terms

• mengepak
• mengepakkan
• pengepak
• pengepakan

 

Etymology 3

From Dutch pacht (“lease”), from Middle Dutch pacht, from Latin pactum. Doublet of pakta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpak]
• Hyphenation: pak

Noun

pak

1. lease right.

   Synonym: pajak

Derived terms

• mengepak
• mengepakkan

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 贌 (pa̍k)

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

• IPA^(key): [pak]

Adverb

pak

1. however, nevertheless, but

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːk/

Verb

pak

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpak(ə)/

Noun

pak (plural pakkes)

1. A bundle or package; a group of items packaged together.
2. A case or pack; a soft container for goods storage.
3. A load; something carried.
4. 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

• IPA^(key): /pak/

Adverb

pak (Perso-Arabic spelling پک)

1. Co-lexicalized intensifier

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pak

Noun

pak f

1. genitive plural of paka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâk/

Conjunction

pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. 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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English puck.

Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. puck

   Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. ― He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.

Declension

Declension of pak

	singular	plural
nominative	pak	pakovi
genitive	paka	pakova
dative	paku	pakovima
accusative	pak	pakove
vocative	pače	pakovi
locative	paku	pakovima
instrumental	pakom	pakovima

References

• “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 3

Shortened form of šúpak.

Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. (vulgar) asshole, anus

   Synonym: šupak

   On je običan pak, jebeš njega. ― He's just an asshole, fuck him.

   Kakav pak. ― What an asshole.

Declension

Declension of pak

	singular	plural
nominative	pak	pakovi
genitive	paka	pakova
dative	paku	pakovima
accusative	pak	pakove
vocative	pače	pakovi
locative	paku	pakovima
instrumental	pakom	pakovima

Etymology 4

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

Adverb

pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)

1. (Kajkavian) again

   Synonyms: pȍnovo, pȍnōvno, opet

   • 1933, Dragutin Domjanić, Clair-obscur:

     Težko bu ti, znam oditi, pak bu taki dan. Zakaj mora pri nas ziti sunce tak zaran?!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پاك (pak), from Persian پاک (pâk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpak/

Adjective

pak

1. pure
2. clean

Derived terms

• akça pakça
• ak pak
• napak
• paklamak
• pirüpak
• temiz pak

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)

1. to fold

Conjugation

conjugation of pak

	singular			plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
imperfective	kin pakik	ka pakik	ku pakik	k pakik	ka pakikeʼex	ku pakikoʼob
perfective	tin pakaj	ta pakaj	tu pakaj	t k pakaj	ta pakajeʼex	tu pakajoʼob
subjunctive	ka in pakej	ka a pakej	ka u pakej	ka k pakej	ka a pakeʼex	ka u pakoʼob
imperative	-	pakej	-	-	pakeʼex	-

Related terms

• paak

References

• Yoshida, Shigeto (2009) Diccionario de la conjugación de verbos en el maya yucateco actual (in Spanish), Sendai: Tohoku University, page 61: “PAK”