kaak

See also: kåk and k’áak’

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kaak

  1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Etymology 1

Noun

kaak m, f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

  1. jaw
  2. cheek, cone
  3. gill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kaak m, f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

  1. pillory
Derived terms
  • aan de kaak stellen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cake.

Noun

kaak m, f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

  1. ship biscuit

Usage notes

Commonly used in the diminutive form

Etymology 4

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

kaak

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kaken
  2. imperative of kaken

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *kaɣǝ-. Cognate with Inupiak kauk (“walrus skin for food”).

Noun

kaak (plural kaat)

  1. walrus skin
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