taak

See also: tak, takk, and так

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

taak

1. language

Verb

taak

1. talk

Dutch

Etymology

16th century, from Picard take, from Old Northern French tasque, variant of Old French tasche, from Vulgar Latin tasca, from older taxa, deverbal from Latin taxare. Cognate with English task, French tâche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taːk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: taak
• Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

taak f (plural taken, diminutive taakje n)

1. task

   Synonyms: opdracht, opgave

Derived terms

• taakbalk
• taakgericht
• taakverdeling
• takenlijst
• takenpakket

Descendants

• Afrikaans: taak
• → Papiamentu: taak (dated)

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːk/

Verb

taak

1. to talk, to speak

   Synonyms: chat, talk

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 15:13:

     Wen dem don taak, Jiemz taak op an se, “Breda unu lisn tu mi

     When they finished [speaking], James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me

   • 2016, Sylvia Gilfillian, The Road to Timnath: Di Ruod Tu Timnat, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

     Me know wa me a taak bout because wan Sunday afternoon me had to mek dat choice, and is not like me get a letter in di mail dat give me a waanin ahead a time

     I know what I'm talking about because on Sunday afternoon, I had to make that choice and it wasn't like I got a letter in the mail that gave me warning ahead of time

Further reading

• taak at JamaicanPatwah.com
• taak at majstro.com

Scots

Verb

taak

1. (Ulster) talk

Sundanese

Verb

taak (Sundanese script ᮒᮃᮊ᮪)

1. to stretch

Yola

Verb

taak

1. alternative form of taake
   • 1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, pages 108:

     A scalte croowe coome an taak aam awye,

     The scald-crow came and took them away,

   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, lines 10:

     Thaar's no own aal to taak uz thaar.

     There's no one at all to take us there,