як

See also: яҡ, ақ, ак, and -ак

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jak/

Adjective

як • (yak) m

1. firm, strong
2. stalwart
3. (slang) cool, awesome

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

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Noun

як • (jak) m anim (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ков)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	я́к ják	я́ки jáki
genitive	я́ка jáka	я́ков jákov
dative	я́ку jáku	я́кам jákam
accusative	я́ка jáka	я́ков jákov
instrumental	я́ком jákom	я́ками jákami
prepositional	я́ке jáke	я́ках jákax

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Tajik

Tajik cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : як (yak)     Ordinal : якум (yakum)

Etymology

Related to Persian یک (yek).

Numeral

як • (yak)

1. one

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

   чорніші як наші люди

   čorniši jak naši ljudy

   darker than our people

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “як”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka