kuak

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ku̯ak (croaking, quacking). Compare Ancient Greek κοάξ (koáx, frog's croak), Latin coaxare (to croak) and Old Norse kvaka (chirp, twitter).

Verb

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kuak (aorist kuaka, participle kuakur)

  1. to croak

Derived terms

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Basque

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Noun

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kuak

  1. absolutive plural of ku
  2. ergative singular of ku

Ilocano

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Etymology

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kua + -k

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kuák

  1. First-person singular possessive pronoun; mine; my
    Synonyms: bagik, kukuak
    Kuak dayta.That's mine.

Usage notes

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  • When attached to the enclitic -(e)n, the pronoun becomes kuakon.
    Kuakon daytoy balay.This house is already mine.

See also

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Tetum

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Noun

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kuak

  1. hole