hak

Albanian

Alternative forms

• hakë
• ah — arbëresh

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حق (hak, “the right, justice; a right; due, share; remuneration”), from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

Noun

hak f (plural hakë)

1. revenge;
2. earnings, reward;
3. just deserts (deserved punishment);
4. right, justice

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “hak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑk/

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• Hyphenation: hak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hacke, from Middle Low German hakke, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-, perhaps related to *hakô. Cognate with German Hacke.

Noun

hak m (plural hakken, diminutive hakje n)

1. heel of a shoe
2. heel of a foot

   Synonym: hiel

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hak
• → Caribbean Javanese: hag
• → Indonesian: hak (“heel of a shoe”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hac, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn.

Noun

hak m (plural hakken, diminutive hakje n)

1. hoe (agricultural tool, gardening tool)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hak

1. inflection of hakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːk

Verb

hak

1. singular imperative of haken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of haken

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse haki, from Proto-Germanic *hakô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːk/

  Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

hak n (genitive singular haks, nominative plural hök)

1. a small hook or barb

Declension

Related terms

• haki

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

hak

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

From Malay hak, from Classical Malay hak, from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

Noun

hak (first-person possessive hakku, second-person possessive hakmu, third-person possessive haknya)

1. right: that which complies with justice, law or reason; a legal, just or moral entitlement.

   Kita harus menghormati hak orang lain. ― We must respect the rights of other people.

2. property, ownership, title, interest.

   Synonyms: kepunyaan, milik

3. competence, competency.

   Synonyms: kewenangan, kekuasaan, wewenang

4. degree, status.

   Synonyms: derajat, martabat

5. duty, obligation.
6. truth.

Adjective

hak

1. right, truly.

   Synonym: benar

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch hak (“heel of a shoe”), from Middle Dutch hacke, from Middle Low German hakke, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-.

Noun

hak (first-person possessive hakku, second-person possessive hakmu, third-person possessive haknya)

1. heel: the part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.

Etymology 3

From Dutch haak (“hook”), from Middle Dutch hāke, from Old Dutch *hako, from Proto-Germanic *hakô.

Noun

hak (first-person possessive hakku, second-person possessive hakmu, third-person possessive haknya)

1. buttonhook
   1. (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button
   2. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
2. (surgery, colloquial) retractor: a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

   Synonym: retraktor

Further reading

• “hak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

hak

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Etymology

From Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

hak (Jawi spelling حق, plural hak-hak, informal 1st possessive hakku, 2nd possessive hakmu, 3rd possessive haknya)

1. right: that which complies with justice, law or reason; a legal, just or moral entitlement.
2. property, ownership, title, interest

   Synonyms: kepunyaan, milik

3. duty, obligation
4. truth

Derived terms

Adjective

hak (Jawi spelling حق)

1. right, truly

   Synonym: benar

Further reading

• “hak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Probably Derived from Old Norse , compare Old Icelandic hākr (“in personal names”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːk/

Adjective

hak

1. (Late Middle English, hapax) unsparing; ruthless, rough;

Descendants

• ⇒ Yola: hachee, haachee

References

• “hāk, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Probably shortened form of hakeneie (“hackney horse”).

Noun

hak (plural hakkes)

1. (hapax) A riding horse.

Descendants

• Yola: haach

References

• “hak, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Noun

hak

1. Alternative form of hacche

Etymology 4

Noun

hak

1. Alternative form of hakke

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

hak

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German hāke, hāken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xak/

• Audio 1

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• Audio 2

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: hak
• Homophone: Hak

Noun

hak m inan (diminutive haczyk, related adjective hakowy)

1. hook (rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment)
2. (boxing) hook (type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc)
3. upper fang of a bull deer
4. antlers of a chamois

Declension

Noun

hak m inan

1. (colloquial, figurative) dirt, kompromat (compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• hak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

hak n

1. (colloquial) a simple or lowly place where food is served; a joint

Declension

Derived terms

• danshak
• sunkhak (“dive bar, shabby joint”)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حق (hakk), from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hak/

• Audio

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Noun

hak (definite accusative hakkı, plural haklar or (dated) hukuk)

1. justice, fairness

   Synonyms: adalet, hakkaniyet, türe

2. right, liberty

   Synonyms: özgürlük, hürriyet

   Kadın hakları. ― Women's rights.

3. legal entitlement, claim, privilege, title, authority

   maden hakları ― mining rights

   Mary, Elizabeth'in taht iddiasının geçersiz olduğuna inanıyordu. ― Mary believed that Elizabeth's claim to the throne was invalid.

4. truth, righteousness, verity, truthfulness

   Maat, Antik Mısır'ın hak ve adalet tanrıçası. ― Maat, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice.

5. share, fee or due in return for labor

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “hak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq).

Noun

hak (definite accusative haky, plural haklar)

1. truth
2. wage

Derived terms

• hakynda

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• hage

Etymology

Related to Ossetian айк (ajk), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāwyám.

Noun

hak

1. egg

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 客 (MC khaek). Doublet of hek.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: hak⁷
• Hyphenation: hak

Noun

hak (Sawndip forms 𮮛 or 𰍛 or 郝 or 赫 or 𬾼 or ⿰官斈 or 斈 or ⿰亻巷, 1957–1982 spelling hak)

1. government official

Derived terms