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Chuj
Adjective
sak
- white
Czech
Noun
sak
- genitive plural of sako
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
sak f (genitive singular sakar, plural sakir)
- (law) action, proceedings
- thing, matter
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Gothic
Romanization
sak
- Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌺
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
Noun
sak
- hollow
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch zak, from Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus. Doublet of saku.
Noun
sak (plural sak-sak, first-person possessive sakku, second-person possessive sakmu, third-person possessive saknya)
- pocket
- Synonyms: kantong, saku
- sack
- Synonym: karung
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Noun
sak (plural sak-sak, first-person possessive sakku, second-person possessive sakmu, third-person possessive saknya)
- Alternative spelling of syak
Adjective
sak
- Alternative spelling of syak
Further reading
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ဆက် (hcak).
Verb
sak
- to offer
- to empty someone's brain. to make someone stupid
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Pronunciation
Noun
sak anim
- Alternative form of 'sak (“lobster”)
Declension
References
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English sacc, sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a Semitic language.
Pronunciation
Noun
sak (plural sakkes)
- A sack (large coarse bag):
- A wallet or moneybag.
- A sack (unit of measure)
- A bag-shaped organ.
- (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth.
- (figuratively) The body; the human form.
Descendants
References
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Armenian ձագ (jag).
Noun
sak m
- buffalo baby
References
- Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 100
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ձագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫk.
Noun
sak f or m (definite singular saka or saken, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)
- a legal dispute, litigation
- a case
Hun har en sterk sak.- She has a strong case.
- a matter, that which matters
Det er en enkel sak.- It is a simple matter.
- a cause
Det er en god sak.- It is a good cause.
- affair, business
Dette er ikke din sak.- This is not your business.
- thing
Vi snakker om samme sak.- We are talking about the same thing.
Derived terms
References
- “sak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sak” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫk, akin to English sake.
Pronunciation
Noun
sak f (definite singular saka, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)
- a cause
- Det går til ei god sak.
- It is for a worthy cause.
- a (legal) case
Dette er ei sak for politiet.- This is a case for the police.
- a thing
Ho hadde med seg alle sakene sine.- She brought all her things.
- an issue, item on an agenda
- Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.
- The next item on the agenda, is the new road
- (journalism) story
Eg jobbar med ei sak om statsministeren- I am working on a story about the prime minister.
Derived terms
References
- “sak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Faroese søk, Norwegian and Swedish sak, Danish sag, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Sache.
Noun
sak f
- (law) legal case, action
- fault
Declension
Declension of sak (strong ō-stem)
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French sac, from Old French sac, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: sak
Noun
sak m inan
- (fishing) fyke net
- (hunting) birdtrap
- (dated) travel sack
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- sak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk sak, Danish sag, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Sache. An unrelated word that also underwent the transformation in meaning from "legal matter" to "thing, item" is Latin causa.
Pronunciation
Noun
sak c
- thing; undefined individual object, usually of relatively small size
- (legal) dispute
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- sak in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
Anagrams
Tojolabal
Adjective
sak
- white
References
- Carlos Lenkersdorf, Tojolabal para principiantes, lengua y cosmovision mayas en Chiapas (1994, México, CRT)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English shark.
Noun
sak
- shark
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English shark.
Noun
sak
- shark
Tzeltal
Adjective
sak
- white
Tzotzil
Adjective
sak
- white
Yucatec Maya
Adjective
sak
- white