pak

See also: Pak, PAK, pa̍k, pąk, Pak., päk-, рак, and Pąk

English

Noun

pak (plural paks)

1. (marketing) Deliberate misspelling of pack.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Tetra Pak
• Game Pak

• Rumble Pak
• Z-pak

Anagrams

• KAP, PKA

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Albanian

Etymology

From Latin paucus (“few, little”).

Adjective

pak

1. few

Adverb

pak

1. little
2. a little, a bit

   Kuptoj pak shqip.

   I speak a little Albanian.

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

pak

1. then

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Danish

Verb

pak

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of pakke

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pɑk/
• Hyphenation: pak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

Noun

pak n (plural pakken, diminutive pakje n)

1. package
2. suit (set of clothes)

Synonyms

• (package): pakket

Derived terms

• apenpak
• badpak
• boevenpak
• bruidspak
• confectiepak
• maatpak
• mantelpak
• matrozenpak
• zwempak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pak
• → French: paquet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pak

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

Anagrams

• kap

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Indonesian

Etymology

Clipping of bapak.

Noun

pak (first-person possessive pakku, second-person possessive pakmu, third-person possessive paknya)

1. (slightly informal, between two speakers) sir

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pak]

Adverb

pak

1. however, nevertheless, but

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːk/

Verb

pak

1. second-person singular imperative of paken

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• pakke, packe, pake, pac, pack

Etymology

From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe; both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpak(ə)/

Noun

pak (plural pakkes)

1. A bundle, pack or package; a collection of items packaged together.
2. A case or pack; a soft container for storage of goods.
3. A load; something which is carried.
4. A group, band lot of people or animals.

Related terms

• pacquet
• pakken
• pakker
• pakkyng

Descendants

• English: pack
• Scots: pak, pack
• → Irish: paca

References

• “pak(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of pak – see 北 (“north; northern; to be defeated; to fail; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 北).

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâk/

Conjunction

pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. however, on the other hand

   S druge pak strane, možda je u pravu. — “On the other hand, he might be right.”

   to je pak drugačije — “however, that's different”

Synonyms

• no

References

• “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

From English puck.

Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. puck

   Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. — “He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.”

References

• “pak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 3

Shortened form of šúpak.

Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)

1. (vulgar) asshole, anus

   On je običan pak, jebeš njega — “He's just an asshole, fuck him.”

   koji pak — “what an asshole”

Synonyms

• šupak

Etymology 4

Adverb

pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)

1. (Kajkavian) again

   Dragutin Domjanić, Clair-obscur

   Težko bu ti, znam oditi,

   pak bu taki dan.

   - Zakaj mora pri nas ziti

   sunce tak zaran?!

Synonyms

• (again): pȍnovo, pȍnōvno, opet

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Turkish

Adjective

pak

1. pure