бак

Kyrgyz

Noun

бак • (bak) (Arabic spelling باق)

1. garden

Russian

Alternative forms

• бакъ (bak) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

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• Homophone: баг (bag)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch bakboord or German Backbord.

Noun

бак • (bak) m inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, relational adjective ба́ковый)

1. (nautical) forecastle

Declension

See also

• ба́кборт (bákbort)

Etymology 2

Derived from French bac, likely through Dutch bak or German Back.

Noun

бак • (bak) m inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, relational adjective ба́ковый, diminutive бачо́к)

1. tank, cistern, can, bin (a large vessel for storing liquids, typically cylindrical)

   то́пливный бак ― tóplivnyj bak ― fuel tank

   бензи́новый бак / бензоба́к ― benzínovyj bak / benzobák ― petrol tank

2. boiler
3. (obsolete) a large serving bowl for a crew of sailors or workmen

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Descendants

• → Armenian: բակ (bak)
• → Persian: باک (bâk)

Etymology 3

Clipping of бакенба́рда (bakenbárda).

Noun

бак • (bak) m inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ков, diminutive ба́чки)

1. sideburn

   Synonym: бакенба́рда (bakenbárda)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

Derived from French bac, perhaps through Dutch bak or German Back.

Noun

бак • (bak) m inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ків, diminutive бачо́к)

1. tank, cistern, can (a large vessel for storing liquids, typically cylindrical)

   Synonym: резервуа́р m (rezervuár)

   Hypernym: є́мність f (jémnistʹ)

   па́ливний бак ― pályvnyj bak ― fuel tank

   бензи́новий бак / бензоба́к ― benzýnovyj bak / benzobák ― petrol tank

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

бак • (bak) m inan (genitive ба́ка, nominative plural ба́ки, genitive plural ба́ків)

1. (nautical) forecastle

Declension

References

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• “бак”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970), “бак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – В), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 91
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “бак”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бак”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “бак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бак”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)