باک

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠wāk⁠/), [Term?] (/⁠wāg⁠/), further etymology unknown. Compare Old Armenian վախեմ (vaxem).

Noun

باک • (bâk)

1. dread, fear
2. anxiety, care

Derived terms

• بی‌باک (bi-bâk)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: باك (bâk)

Etymology 2

From Russian бак (bak).

Noun

باک • (bâk)

1. gas tank

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “bak”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “bāk”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul