taki

See also: tākī and takı

English

Noun

taki (plural takis)

1. Alternative form of takhi.

Anagrams

• Kita, tika, Kati, Atik, kati, Kait, ikat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Noun

taki n

1. indefinite dative singular of tak

Verb

taki

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of taka
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of taka
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of taka

Japanese

Romanization

taki

1. Rōmaji transcription of たき

Old Norse

Verb

taki

1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of taka

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /takiː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /taki/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *taˀkos

Proto-Slavic *takъ

Old Polish taki

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *takъ. First attested in 1360.

Pronoun

taki

1. such (of that kind)
2. the following (that which is listed below)
3. such, so (intensifying descriptor)
4. some, certain, a (of something unidentified)

Descendants

• Polish: taki
• Silesian: taki

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Old Polish taczkabf.

Old Polish taki

Back-formation from taczka. First attested in 1419.

Noun

taki nvir pl

1. augmentative of taczka
   • 1874 [1419], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎^[2], volume XV, page 559:

     Pro curribus al. taki

     [Pro curribus al. taki]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “1. taki”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “2. taki”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *taˀkos

Proto-Slavic *takъ

Old Polish taki

Polish taki

Inherited from Old Polish taki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ki/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ta‧ki

Pronoun

taki

1. such (of that kind)
2. such, so (intensifying descriptor)
3. (colloquial) that (a specific object or person and not another)

   Synonym: ten

4. (colloquial) a type of, some

Declension

Declension of taki (velar)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	taki		taka	takie	tacy	takie
genitive	takiego		takiej	takiego	takich
dative	takiemu		takiej	takiemu	takim
accusative	takiego	taki	taką	takie	takich	takie
instrumental	takim		taką	takim	takimi
locative	takim		takiej	takim	takich

Derived terms

• i takie tam
• taki sobie

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), taki is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 274 times in scientific texts, 71 times in news, 240 times in essays, 281 times in fiction, and 575 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1441 times, making it the 27th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Further reading

• “taki”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “taki”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)
• “TAKI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 24 March 2023
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “taki”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “taki”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “taki”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 10
• taki in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Quechua

Noun

taki

1. song, singing, music

Declension

Declension of taki

	singular	plural
nominative	taki	takikuna
accusative	takita	takikunata
dative	takiman	takikunaman
genitive	takip	takikunap
locative	takipi	takikunapi
terminative	takikama	takikunakama
ablative	takimanta	takikunamanta
instrumental	takiwan	takikunawan
comitative	takintin	takikunantin
abessive	takinnaq	takikunannaq
comparative	takihina	takikunahina
causative	takirayku	takikunarayku
benefactive	takipaq	takikunapaq
associative	takipura	takikunapura
distributive	takinka	takikunanka
exclusive	takilla	takikunalla

Possessive forms of taki

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative takiy takiykuna accusative takiyta takiykunata dative takiyman takiykunaman genitive takiypa takiykunap locative takiypi takiykunapi terminative takiykama takiykunakama ablative takiymanta takiykunamanta instrumental takiywan takiykunawan comitative takiynintin takiykunantin abessive takiyninnaq takiykunannaq comparative takiyhina takiykunahina causative takiyrayku takiykunarayku benefactive takiypaq takiykunapaq associative takiypura takiykunapura distributive takiyninka takiykunanka exclusive takiylla takiykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative takiyki takiykikuna accusative takiykita takiykikunata dative takiykiman takiykikunaman genitive takiykipa takiykikunap locative takiykipi takiykikunapi terminative takiykikama takiykikunakama ablative takiykimanta takiykikunamanta instrumental takiykiwan takiykikunawan comitative takiykintin takiykikunantin abessive takiykinnaq takiykikunannaq comparative takiykihina takiykikunahina causative takiykirayku takiykikunarayku benefactive takiykipaq takiykikunapaq associative takiykipura takiykikunapura distributive takiykinka takiykikunanka exclusive takiykilla takiykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative takin takinkuna accusative takinta takinkunata dative takinman takinkunaman genitive takinpa takinkunap locative takinpi takinkunapi terminative takinkama takinkunakama ablative takinmanta takinkunamanta instrumental takinwan takinkunawan comitative takinintin takinkunantin abessive takinninnaq takinkunannaq comparative takinhina takinkunahina causative takinrayku takinkunarayku benefactive takinpaq takinkunapaq associative takinpura takinkunapura distributive takininka takinkunanka exclusive takinlla takinkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative takinchik takinchikkuna accusative takinchikta takinchikkunata dative takinchikman takinchikkunaman genitive takinchikpa takinchikkunap locative takinchikpi takinchikkunapi terminative takinchikkama takinchikkunakama ablative takinchikmanta takinchikkunamanta instrumental takinchikwan takinchikkunawan comitative takinchiknintin takinchikkunantin abessive takinchikninnaq takinchikkunannaq comparative takinchikhina takinchikkunahina causative takinchikrayku takinchikkunarayku benefactive takinchikpaq takinchikkunapaq associative takinchikpura takinchikkunapura distributive takinchikninka takinchikkunanka exclusive takinchiklla takinchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative takiyku takiykukuna accusative takiykuta takiykukunata dative takiykuman takiykukunaman genitive takiykupa takiykukunap locative takiykupi takiykukunapi terminative takiykukama takiykukunakama ablative takiykumanta takiykukunamanta instrumental takiykuwan takiykukunawan comitative takiykuntin takiykukunantin abessive takiykunnaq takiykukunannaq comparative takiykuhina takiykukunahina causative takiykurayku takiykukunarayku benefactive takiykupaq takiykukunapaq associative takiykupura takiykukunapura distributive takiykunka takiykukunanka exclusive takiykulla takiykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative takiykichik takiykichikkuna accusative takiykichikta takiykichikkunata dative takiykichikman takiykichikkunaman genitive takiykichikpa takiykichikkunap locative takiykichikpi takiykichikkunapi terminative takiykichikkama takiykichikkunakama ablative takiykichikmanta takiykichikkunamanta instrumental takiykichikwan takiykichikkunawan comitative takiykichiknintin takiykichikkunantin abessive takiykichikninnaq takiykichikkunannaq comparative takiykichikhina takiykichikkunahina causative takiykichikrayku takiykichikkunarayku benefactive takiykichikpaq takiykichikkunapaq associative takiykichikpura takiykichikkunapura distributive takiykichikninka takiykichikkunanka exclusive takiykichiklla takiykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative takinku takinkukuna accusative takinkuta takinkukunata dative takinkuman takinkukunaman genitive takinkupa takinkukunap locative takinkupi takinkukunapi terminative takinkukama takinkukunakama ablative takinkumanta takinkukunamanta instrumental takinkuwan takinkukunawan comitative takinkuntin takinkukunantin abessive takinkunnaq takinkukunannaq comparative takinkuhina takinkukunahina causative takinkurayku takinkukunarayku benefactive takinkupaq takinkukunapaq associative takinkupura takinkukunapura distributive takinkunka takinkukunanka exclusive takinkulla takinkukunalla

See also

• takiy

Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

taki (Cyrillic spelling таки)

1. (Kajkavian) soon, within a short time, quickly

   Synonym: ubrzo

   • 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Fala:

     Tak malo dobroga
     V živlenju tu se najde,
     I če je sunce čas,
     Za oblak taki zajde.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *taˀkos

Proto-Slavic *takъ

Old Polish taki

Silesian taki

Inherited from Old Polish taki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ki/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ta‧ki

Pronoun

taki

1. such (of that kind)

   Synonym: (Ciszyn) telki

2. such, so (intensifying descriptor)

   Synonym: (Ciszyn) telki

Further reading

• taki in dykcjonorz.eu
• taki in silling.org

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ki/

Etymology 1

From English talk.

Verb

taki

1. to talk
   • 1975, “Basya Adyuku koni”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[5], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.
     Adyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.

     The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.
     Adyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.

   • 2005, Nyun-Grontapuvertaling fu den Kresten Griki Buku fu Bijbel [New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures]‎^[6], Brooklyn, NY: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Acts of the Apostles, chapter 26, verse 24:

     Di Paulus kaba taki gi ensrefi, Festus taki nanga wan tranga sten: „Yu e kon law, Paulus! Den kefalek sani di yu leri e law yu!”

     When Paul was done speaking up for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: “You lost your mind, Paul! The great things you learnt are driving you insane!”

Noun

taki

1. saying, expression

Derived terms

• takiman
• takitaki

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

taki

1. that

   Synonym: dati

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch tak.

Noun

taki

1. branch, stick, twig

Tongan

Noun

taki

1. leader

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian таки (taki).

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑki/, [ˈtɑkʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Hyphenation: ta‧ki

Adverb

taki

1. still, anyway, nevertheless

   Synonyms: ain, aintaki

Derived terms

• aintaki

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “taki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[7], 2nd edition, Tallinn