wak

Noun

wak

1. reed

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wak/

Noun

wak

1. pig

Noun

wak

1. cow

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wac. Related to wake, from Old Dutch *waka, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō. Probably not identical to this form, however, as both the gender and formation are different: wake and its cognates are feminine ō-stems, while wac is a neuter a-stem. It would therefore have to derive from Proto-Germanic *wakwą, but this form has no other known descendants.

Cognate with Middle Low German wake (German Wake), Old Norse vǫk (Icelandic vök, Swedish vak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑk/

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• Hyphenation: wak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

wak n (plural wakken, diminutive wakje n)

1. A hole in ice (on the surface of a body of water)

Adjective

wak

1. distinct, different
2. unfamiliar

Determiner

wak

1. that, other, another

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *wek-, *wekʷ-, *wokʷ- (“to utter, speak”). Compare Tocharian B wek.

Noun

wak

1. voice, noise

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