cak

See also: cāk, čak, Čak, and čăk

Translingual

Symbol

cak

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaqchikel.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kaqchikel terms

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɑːk/

Noun

cak (plural caks)

  1. (music) A type of string instrument from Indonesia.

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Variant of cark. Alternatively, Çabej puts it as a possible elementary creation or lexicalization of the onomatopoeic theme, resembling the sound of a cut, similar to τσακίζω in Greek or zacc in Italian.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sak/

Noun

cak m (plural caqe, definite caku, definite plural caqet)

  1. limit, edge, border
    Synonyms: skanj, kufi

Declension

Declension of cak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cak caku caqe caqet
accusative cakun
dative caku cakut caqeve caqeve
ablative caqesh

Adverb

cak

  1. from, starting from. Cak prej Hotit ( starting from Hoti).

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 4-5

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “cak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “cak”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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