prak

See also: Prak, -prak, and -prak-

Albanian

Noun

prak m

1. alternative form of prag

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prak, from Proto-Slavic *porkъ. Related to prát, přít.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprak]
• Hyphenation: prak
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

prak m inan

1. sling (weapon)

Declension

Declension of prak (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	prak	praky
genitive	praku	praků
dative	praku	prakům
accusative	prak	praky
vocative	praku	praky
locative	praku	pracích
instrumental	prakem	praky

Further reading

• “prak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Etymology

Deverbal from prakken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɑk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

prak m (plural prakken, diminutive prakje n)

1. A portion of food that has been mashed, generally using a fork.

   Synonym: praksel

   Ik heb een prakje gemaakt van mijn portie aardappels, groente en jus. ― I made a mash out of my portion of potatoes, vegetables and gravy.

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porkъ. Related to Polish proca, itself akin to Russian праща́ (praščá), Bulgarian пра́шка (práška), Slovene prača, Serbo-Croatian праћа/praća. Perhaps related to práca (“work, labour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prak/, [ˈprak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

prak m inan (relational adjective prakový)

1. sling (weapon)

Declension

Declension of prak
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	prak	praky
genitive	praku	prakov
dative	praku	prakom
accusative	prak	praky
locative	praku	prakoch
instrumental	prakom	prakmi

Further reading

• “prak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish frac, from French frac, from English frock.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾak/ [ˈpɾak̠̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: prak

Noun

prak (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. frock
2. tailcoat

References

• “prak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Park