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cak

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See also: cāk, čak, Čak, čăk, and çak

Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Kaqchikel with a and c interchanged.

Symbol

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cak

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaqchikel.

See also

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cak (plural caks)

  1. (music) A type of string instrument from Indonesia.

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Variant of cark. Alternatively, Çabej puts it as a possible elementary creation or lexicalization of the onomatopoeic theme, resembling the sound of a cut, similar to τσακίζω in Greek or zacc in Italian.[1]

Noun

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cak m (plural caqe, definite caku, definite plural caqet)

  1. limit, edge, border
    Synonyms: skaj, kufi, buzë, brinjë, kënd, limit
  2. highest level , final point that is targeted
    Synonym: pikësynim
  3. small hole created by heel-pressing the ground, in tipcat game
Declension
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Declension of cak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cak caku caqe caqet
accusative cakun
dative caku cakut caqeve caqeve
ablative caqesh

Adverb

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cak

  1. from, starting from. Cak prej Hotit (starting from Hoti).

Verb

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cak (aorist caka, participle cakur) (transitive)

  1. to undress, disrobe, unclothe
    Antonym: vesh
    Antonym: zhvesh
Conjugation
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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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cak

  1. used to represent the drumming sound of a woodpecker knocking on wood
    Synonyms: çuk, cak-cak
  2. used to represent the light hammering or knocking sound
    Synonym: çak
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References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 4-5

Further reading

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  • cak”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “cak”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press