kwak

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See also: Kwak and kwāk

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kwak

  1. quack (sound of quacking by ducks)
    Synonym: kwaak

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n)

  1. quack (the sound made by ducks or croaking by frogs and toads)
    Synonym: kwaak
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Etymology 2

Nycticorax nycticorax in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

From kwakken (“to dump, to throw, to smack”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably ultimately imitative. Related to Old English cwacian.

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n or kwakkie n)

  1. A small pile or heap.
  2. (slang) cum, sperm; a pile of sperm.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic, after its call.

Noun

kwak m (plural kwakken)

  1. A night heron, any bird of Nycticorax.
  2. (particularly) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
    Synonym: blauwe kwak
Derived terms

Further reading

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Pronunciation

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Noun

kwak

  1. deer.

Palikur

Noun

kwak n

  1. manioc meal/flour

References

  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kfak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: kwak

Noun

kwak m inan

  1. quack (sound made by a duck)
    Synonym: kwakanie

Declension

Declension of kwak
singular plural
nominative kwak kwaki
genitive kwaku kwaków
dative kwakowi kwakom
accusative kwak kwaki
instrumental kwakiem kwakami
locative kwaku kwakach
vocative kwaku kwaki

Related terms

verbs

Further reading

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