kaak

See also: kak, käk, kåk, k’áak’, and как

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kaak

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːk/

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• Hyphenation: kaak
• Rhymes: -aːk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kaak m or f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

1. jaw
2. cheek, cone
3. gill

Derived terms

• bovenkaak
• onderkaak
• kaakbeen
• kaakfractuur
• kaakslag

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kaak m or f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

2. pillory

Derived terms

• aan de kaak stellen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cake.

Noun

kaak m or f (plural kaken, diminutive kaakje n)

1. ship biscuit

Usage notes

Commonly used in the diminutive form

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kaak

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kaken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kaken

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *kaɣǝ-. Cognate with Inupiaq kauk (“walrus skin for food”).

Noun

kaak (plural kaat)

1. walrus skin