zak

See also: Zak, žák, and Żak

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans zak (“bag”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

zak (countable and uncountable, plural zaks)

1. (South Africa, slang) Money.
2. Sixpence or a small amount of money.

Anagrams

• Kaz.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑk/

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• Hyphenation: zak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus.

Noun

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. a container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch

   Synonym: tas

2. a pocket

   Ik heb niets op zak.

   My pockets are empty. (= I haven't got a penny on me.)

3. (slang) a scrotum
4. (slang, offensive, vulgar) A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole".
5. (obsolete, slang, vulgar) whore, cunt

Derived terms

• afvalzak
• balzak
• jutezak
• klootzak
• puntzak
• rotzak
• rugzak
• slaapzak
• suikerzak
• vuilniszak
• wijnzak
• zakdoek
• zakkendrager
• zakkenroller
• zakkenvuller
• zakkenwasser
• zaklopen
• zakmes
• zandzak

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sak
• → Indonesian: sak
• → Indonesian: saku

Etymology 2

From zakken.

Noun

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. (dialectal) The action of descending; a descent
2. (Southern, dialectal) A physical depression; flattened area

Derived terms

• zakland n
• zakveen n

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English sack.

Noun

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. A female gown, dress

Synonyms

• japon
• jurk

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zak

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