rak

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Translingual

Symbol

rak

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tulu-Bohuai.

See also

Breton

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

rak

  1. because

Preposition

rak

  1. before

Inflection

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian рак (rak).

Noun

rak

  1. cancer

Declension

Declension of rak
singular plural
nominative rak raklar
genitive raknıñ raklarnıñ
dative rakqa raklarğa
accusative raknı raklarnı
locative rakta raklarda
ablative raktan raklardan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • rak”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech rak, from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

rak m anim (relational adjective račí, diminutive ráček)

  1. crayfish
  2. (colloquial, archaic) cancer
    Synonym: rakovina

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • rak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • rak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • rak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Pronunciation

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Noun

rak n (singular definite rakket, not used in plural form)

  1. rabble, riffraff
    Få så det rak væk! Det skræmmer kunderne væk.
    Get that rabble away! It scares off the customers.

Verb

rak

  1. imperative of rakke

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to rekken.

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

  1. a straight section of a waterway
  2. a straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rac. Variant of rek. Possibly related to etymology 1.

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

  1. (nautical) a rack, a frame
    Synonym: rek

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch *rak, from Old Dutch *rak, from Proto-West Germanic *rak, from Proto-Germanic *raką (cord, chain). Alternatively borrowed from Middle Low German rak (parrel), from Old Saxon *rak, from the same West Germanic source above.

Alternative forms

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

  1. a rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast
    Synonym: rek

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *rakkɜ- (to make, prepare, build). Cognates include Finnish rakentaa.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -ɒk

Verb

rak

  1. (transitive) to put, set
    Synonyms: tesz, helyez, pakol

Conjugation

Derived terms

Compound words

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ Entry #850 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ rak in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • rak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rak.

Pronunciation

Noun

rak n (genitive singular raks, nominative plural rök)

  1. wick (of a candle)
    Synonym: kveikur
  2. (chiefly in the plural) raking (quantity of hay)
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

rak

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of reka

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

rak m anim

  1. crustacean
  2. cancer
  3. Cancer

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rak”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rak”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably from English rack.

Noun

rak (Jawi spelling رق, plural rak-rak, informal 1st possessive rakku, 2nd possessive rakmu, 3rd possessive raknya)

  1. A shelf.
    Synonyms: para / para-para, almari
Compounds
Descendants
  • Indonesian: rak

Etymology 2

Clipping of derak.

Noun

rak (Jawi spelling رق, plural rak-rak, informal 1st possessive rakku, 2nd possessive rakmu, 3rd possessive raknya)

  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a pen being dragged across a paper.
  2. (onomatopoeia) The sound of wood breaking and other similar things.
Affixations
Descendants
  • Indonesian: rak

Etymology 3

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Noun

rak (Jawi spelling رق, plural rak-rak, informal 1st possessive rakku, 2nd possessive rakmu, 3rd possessive raknya)

  1. (Kelantan-Pattani) A not so thick bush.

Etymology 4

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Verb

rak (Jawi spelling رق)

  1. (Kelantan-Pattani) Alternative form of larat.

References

Marshallese

Pronunciation

Noun

rak

  1. south
  2. summer

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compare with Icelandic rakur

Adjective

rak (masculine and feminine rak, neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

  1. salted and partially fermented (of fish)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Compare with Icelandic rakur

Adjective

rak (neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

  1. salted and partially fermented (of fish)
  2. straight
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rak

  1. imperative of raka

References

Old Norse

Verb

rak

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of reka

Palauan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

rak

  1. year

References

  • rak in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • rak in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • rak in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 285.

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish rak, from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ.

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: rak

Noun

rak m animal (diminutive raczek)

  1. cancer (disease)
  2. crayfish (term also used for certain other crustaceans)
  3. crampon (spike on a boot used for ice climbing)
  4. (Near Masovian) wooden measure on a windmill to regulate the spacing between the fingers of the millwheel
    Hypernym: miara

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
proper nouns
verb

Further reading

  • rak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “rak”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 369

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

rȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏к, diminutive ràčić)

  1. crab
  2. cancer (astrology)
    Ja sam rak u horoskopu.I am cancer in horoscope.
  3. (colloquial) cancer (disease)
    Imam rak dojke.I have breast cancer.

Usage notes

Rak can also be declined inanimated, if used for the disease.

Declension

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

rak m animal (relational adjective račí or (colloquial) rakový, diminutive ráčik)

  1. crayfish

Declension

See also

Noun

rak m animal (relational adjective rakový)

  1. (colloquial, archaic) cancer
    Synonym: rakovina

Declension

Further reading

  • rak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

rak (plural rɔɔk)

  1. Shea tree, Vitellaria paradoxa
  2. the fruit of this tree, shea nut

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

rak (comparative rakare, superlative rakast)

  1. straight; unbent
  2. straight; direct, frank
  3. (internal combustion engines) straight

Declension

Inflection of rak
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rak rakare rakast
neuter singular rakt rakare rakast
plural raka rakare rakast
masculine plural2 rake rakare rakast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rake rakare rakaste
all raka rakare rakaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading

Anagrams

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Krebs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: rak
  • Syllabification: rak

Noun

rak m animal

  1. (zoology) crayfish
  2. (medicine) cancer (malignant tumor, of unknown origin, with a tendency to destroy neighboring tissues and spread or disease caused by a malignant tumor)

Declension

References

  • rak” in Soblex