як

• IPA^(key): [jak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

   Хацелася б, каб я быў такім жа кваліфікаваным, як ён.

   Xacjelasja b, kab ja byŭ takim ža kvalifikavanym, jak jon.

   I wish I was as skilled as him.

як • (jak)

1. than

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

як • (jak) m animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́кі, genitive plural я́каў)

1. yak

• IPA^(key): [ja̟k]
• Rhymes: -ak

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

як • (jak)

1. firm, strong
2. stalwart
3. (slang) cool, awesome

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

як • (jak) m

1. yak

• кя (kja)

From Proto-Tungusic *xia, compare Evenki экун (əkun), Manchu ᠠᡳ (ai), Nanai хай (hay).

як (jak)

1. what

Inherited from Old Slovak jak, from Proto-Slavic *jako. Cognates include Belarusian як (jak), Carpathian Rusyn як (jak), Czech jak, Polish jak, Slovak ak and Ukrainian як (jak).

• IPA^(key): [ˈjak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: як

як (jak)

1. (interrogative) how (in what manner)

   як ши то зробел? ― jak ši to zrobel? ― how did you do it?

   гоч як ― hoč jak ― however, anyhow

2. (interrogative) how (in what state)

   як ши? ― jak ši? ― how are you?

як (jak)

1. as (in the same way or manner that; to the same degree that)

   як так ― jak tak ― be that as it may

   мирни як буба ― mirni jak buba ― quiet as a mouse

   як звичайно ― jak zvičajno ― as usual

2. as, like (in a manner suggesting)

   Synonym: (less common) яґод (jagod)

   пияни як швиня ― pijani jak švinja ― dead drunk (literally, “drunk like a pig”)

   як кед ― jak ked ― as if

3. as, when (at the time that)

   Synonym: кед (ked)

   як повиставали, та одпочивали ― jak povistavali, ta odpočivali ― as they got tired, they rested

4. since, ever since

   як є одпущени з роботи, та постал нервозни ― jak je odpuščeni z roboti, ta postal nervozni ― ever since he was fired from his job, he became on edge

5. than (used in comparisons)

   Synonym: (less common) яґод (jagod)

   знам лєпше як ти ― znam ljepše jak ti ― I know better than you (do)

6. than (to introduce the basis of comparisons)

   вецей як ― vecej jak ― more than

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “як”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “as”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 28
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “how”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 140
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “than”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 326

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

• IPA^(key): [jak]

• Audio:

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як • (jak) m anim (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ков)

1. yak

Inherited from Classical Persian یَک (yak).

• IPA^(key): /jak/, [jäk]

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one, a

• 1 on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “як”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025

From Old East Slavic ꙗко (jako), from Proto-Slavic *jako.

• IPA^(key): [jak]

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як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

• які́ (jakí)

як • (jak)

1. than

   чорні́ші як на́ші лю́ди^[1]

   čorníši jak náši ljúdy

   darker than our people

2. if, in case

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

• IPA^(key): [jak]

як • (jak) m animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ків)

1. yak

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “як”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka