Pak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pak"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Pak

1. Alternative form of Bak.

Etymology 2

Either a clipping of Pakistani and Pakistan or a back-formation from Pakistan. Doublet of Paki.

Adjective

Pak (comparative more Pak, superlative most Pak)

1. Synonym of Pakistani.

Proper noun

Pak

1. Clipping of Pakistan
   • 2002, Data India, page 20:

     EU urges Pak to do more to curb militants

Anagrams

• APK, KAP, PKA, KPA

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Pak f (genitive Pak, plural Paks)

1. abbreviation of Panzerabwehrkanone
   • 2013 December 13, Karlheinz Soesters, Aus meinen frühen Jahren: Erinnerungen 1924-1949‎^[1], BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 237:

     Es gelang ihnen zwar, mit ihren Paks (Panzerabwehrkanonen) nach und nach einige Panzer abzuschießen, gleichzeitig eröffneten sie aber auch das Maschinengewehrfeuer, weil sie uns offenkundig im Schneegestöber für feindliches Fußvolk hielten.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Pak [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pak	die	Paks
genitive	einer	der	Pak	der	Paks
dative	einer	der	Pak	den	Paks
accusative	eine	die	Pak	die	Paks

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːk/
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Etymology 1

From French paquet.

Noun

Pak m (plural Päck)

1. packet, pack
2. parcel, package

Further reading

• Pak in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Etymology 2

Compare German Pack. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Pak m (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) riff-raff, plebs, the underclasses

Further reading

• Pak in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pak n (plural Paks)

1. package, parcel

Turkish

Proper noun

Pak

1. a female given name
2. a male given name