vaak

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• Rhymes: -aːk
• IPA^(key): /vaːk/

From Middle Dutch vake (“often”), from Old Dutch faka, dative singular of *fak (“compartment”) (modern vak). Cognate with Low German faken (“often, frequently”) and German -fach (“-fold, times”).

vaak (comparative vaker, superlative vaakst)

1. often

• dikwijls
• menigmaal
• oft
• veel

From the adverb.

vaak (not comparable)

1. frequent, regular

From Middle Dutch vake, from Old Dutch facon. Compare English fag.

vaak f (uncountable)

1. sleepiness

• slaap

• Klaas Vaak

• Afrikaans: vaak

vaak

1. cow.