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Noun

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nak (plural naks)

  1. A female yak.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Back-formation from nakkie.

Noun

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nak c (plural nakken, diminutive nakje n)

  1. (slang) a bump or small line of an insufflated drug

Usage notes

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Commonly used in the diminutive, including the usual form nakkie (which resembles and is sometimes reinterpreted as a diminutive).

Coordinate terms

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Epigraphic Mayan

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Verb

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nak

  1. to conquer

Indonesian

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Verb

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nak (dialectal)

  1. abbreviation of hendak (to want; to will).

Jingpho

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese နှက် (hnak).

Verb

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nak

  1. to strike

References

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  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [naʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: nak

Etymology 1

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Contraction of hendak.

Preposition

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nak (Jawi spelling نق)

  1. (informal) Contraction of hendak.
    duit nak bayar hutangmoney for paying off debt

Verb

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nak (Jawi spelling نق)

  1. (informal, modal auxiliary) Contraction of hendak.
    Saya nak ke tandas sebentar.
    I want to go to the bathroom for a bit.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of anak.

Noun

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nak (Jawi spelling نق)

  1. A term of address for someone noticeably younger.
    Ingatlah pesan mak ayah kamu, nak.
    Remember your parents' advice, young one.

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Rohingya

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Bengali নাক (nak).

Noun

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nak (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴝𐴑)

  1. nose

Tainae

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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nak

  1. water

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Tehit

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Noun

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nak

  1. breadfruit

Volapük

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Noun

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nak (nominative plural naks)

  1. anchor

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Wolof

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Noun

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nak

  1. ox, cow