як

See also: яҡ, ақ, ак, and -ак

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̟k]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Adjective

як • (jak)

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

Declension

Positive forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	як jak	я́ка jáka	я́ко jáko	я́ки jáki
definite (subject form)	я́кият jákijat	я́ката jákata	я́кото jákoto	я́ките jákite
definite (object form)	я́кия jákija

Comparative forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-я́к pó-ják	по́-я́ка pó-jáka	по́-я́ко pó-jáko	по́-я́ки pó-jáki
definite (subject form)	по́-я́кият pó-jákijat	по́-я́ката pó-jákata	по́-я́кото pó-jákoto	по́-я́ките pó-jákite
definite (object form)	по́-я́кия pó-jákija

Superlative forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-я́к náj-ják	на́й-я́ка náj-jáka	на́й-я́ко náj-jáko	на́й-я́ки náj-jáki
definite (subject form)	на́й-я́кият náj-jákijat	на́й-я́ката náj-jákata	на́й-я́кото náj-jákoto	на́й-я́ките náj-jákite
definite (object form)	на́й-я́кия náj-jákija

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Noun

як • (jak) m

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як

	singular	plural
indefinite	як jak	я́кове jákove
definite (subject form)	я́кът jákǎt	я́ковете jákovete
definite (object form)	я́ка jáka
count form	—	я́ка jáka

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Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *xia, compare Evenki экун (əkun), Manchu ᠠᡳ (ai), Nanai хай (hay).

Pronoun

як (jak)

1. what

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

• Audio:

  (file)

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 1

From Old East Slavic ꙗко (jako), from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

   чорні́ші як на́ші лю́ди

   čorníši jak náši ljúdy

   darker than our people

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

Noun

як • (jak) m animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ків)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як (animal velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	як jak	я́ки jáky
genitive	я́ка jáka	я́ків jákiv
dative	я́кові, я́ку jákovi, jáku	я́кам jákam
accusative	я́ка jáka	я́ки, я́ків jáky, jákiv
instrumental	я́ком jákom	я́ками jákamy
locative	я́кові, я́ку jákovi, jáku	я́ках jákax
vocative	я́ку jáku	я́ки jáky

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