бак

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Kyrgyz[edit]

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бак (bak) (Arabic spelling باق)

  1. garden

Russian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch bakboord or German Backbord.

Noun[edit]

бак (bakm inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, relational adjective ба́ковый)

  1. (nautical) forecastle
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Etymology 2[edit]

Derived from French bac, likely through Dutch bak or German Back.

Noun[edit]

бак (bakm inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, relational adjective ба́ковый, diminutive бачо́к)

  1. tank, cistern, can, bin (a large vessel for storing liquids, typically cylindrical)
    то́пливный бакtóplivnyj bakfuel tank
    бензи́новый бак / бензоба́кbenzínovyj bak / benzobákpetrol tank
  2. boiler
  3. (obsolete) a large serving bowl for a crew of sailors or workmen
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Descendants[edit]
  • Armenian: բակ (bak)
  • Persian: باک (bâk)

Etymology 3[edit]

Clipping of бакенба́рда (bakenbárda).

Noun[edit]

бак (bakm inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, diminutive ба́чки)

  1. sideburn
    Synonym: бакенба́рда (bakenbárda)
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Ukrainian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from French bac, perhaps through Dutch bak or German Back.[1]

Noun[edit]

бак (bakm inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ків, diminutive бачо́к)

  1. tank, cistern, can (a large vessel for storing liquids, typically cylindrical)
    Synonym: резервуа́р m (rezervuár)
    Hypernym: є́мність f (jémnistʹ)
    па́ливний бакpályvnyj bakfuel tank
    бензи́новий бак / бензоба́кbenzýnovyj bak / benzobákpetrol tank
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Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

бак (bakm inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ків)

  1. (nautical) forecastle
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “бак”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 41

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