makak
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Makak.
See also: Mákak
Czech
Noun
makak m anim
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
From French macaque (“macaque”), from Portuguese macaco (“macaque”), of unknown origin. Doublet with Dutch makaak (“macaque”).
Noun
makak m (plural makakken, diminutive makakje n)
- (Belgium, derogatory, ethnic slur) someone of Moroccan or Maghreb origin
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French macaque (“macaque”).
Pronunciation
Noun
makak
Kashubian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
makak m animal
References
Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mahkahkwi (“box, container”). Cognate with Menominee mahkāh (“box”), Cree ᒪᐦᑲᕁ (mahkahk, “tub, barrel, box”).
Noun
makak inan (plural makakoon, diminutive makakoons, locative makakong, pejorative makakosh, stem makakw-)
- box
- Boozitoon iniw makakoon imaa odaabaaning.
- Load those boxes into the car.
- basket (especially one of birchbark)
- semi-rigid or rigid container
Derived terms
- makakoke (“make a basket or box”)
- makakosag (“tub, barrel, carton”)
- omakakomi (“have a basket or box”)
- wiigwaasi-makak (“birchbark basket or box”)
See also
- biskitenaagan (“birchbark basket”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/makak-ni
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin Macaca, from Portuguese macaca.
Pronunciation
Noun
makak m animal
Declension
Declension of makak
Descendants
- → Kashubian: makak