kwak

See also: Kwak and kwāk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑk/
• Hyphenation: kwak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kwak

1. quack (sound of quacking by ducks)

   Synonym: kwaak

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n)

1. quack (the sound made by ducks or croaking by frogs and toads)

   Synonym: kwaak

Related terms

• kwaak
• kwaken

Etymology 2

Nycticorax nycticorax in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

From kwakken (“to dump, to throw, to smack”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably ultimately imitative. Related to Old English cwacian.

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n or kwakkie n)

1. a small pile or heap
2. (slang) cum, sperm; a pile of sperm

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic, after its call.

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken)

1. a night heron, any bird of Nycticorax
2. (particularly) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

   Synonym: blauwe kwak

Derived terms

• blauwe kwak

Further reading

• kwak (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Kumeyaay

Noun

kwak

1. deer.

Palikur

Noun

kwak n

1. manioc meal/flour

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: kwak
• Homophone: Kwak

Noun

kwak m inan

1. quack (sound made by a duck)

   Synonym: kwakanie

Declension

Declension of kwak

	singular	plural
nominative	kwak	kwaki
genitive	kwaku	kwaków
dative	kwakowi	kwakom
accusative	kwak	kwaki
instrumental	kwakiem	kwakami
locative	kwaku	kwakach
vocative	kwaku	kwaki

Related terms

verbs

• kwakać
• kwaknąć

 

Further reading

• kwak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwak in Polish dictionaries at PWN