як

See also: яҡ, ақ, ак, -ак, јак, -јак, and Appendix:Variations of "jak"

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

   Хацелася б, каб я быў такім жа кваліфікаваным, як ён.

   Xacjelasja b, kab ja byŭ takim ža kvalifikavanym, jak jon.

   I wish I was as skilled as him.

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Noun

як • (jak) m animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́кі, genitive plural я́каў)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як (anml velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	як jak	я́кі jáki
genitive	я́ка jáka	я́каў jákaŭ
dative	я́ку jáku	я́кам jákam
accusative	я́ка jáka	я́каў jákaŭ
instrumental	я́кам jákam	я́камі jákami
locative	я́ку jáku	я́ках jákax
count form	—	я́кі1 jáki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̟k]
• Rhymes: -ak

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Adjective

як • (jak)

1. firm, strong
2. stalwart
3. (slang) cool, awesome

Declension

Positive forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	як jak	я́ка jáka	я́ко jáko	я́ки jáki
definite (subject form)	я́кият jákijat	я́ката jákata	я́кото jákoto	я́ките jákite
definite (object form)	я́кия jákija

Comparative forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-я́к pó-ják	по́-я́ка pó-jáka	по́-я́ко pó-jáko	по́-я́ки pó-jáki
definite (subject form)	по́-я́кият pó-jákijat	по́-я́ката pó-jákata	по́-я́кото pó-jákoto	по́-я́ките pó-jákite
definite (object form)	по́-я́кия pó-jákija

Superlative forms of як

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-я́к náj-ják	на́й-я́ка náj-jáka	на́й-я́ко náj-jáko	на́й-я́ки náj-jáki
definite (subject form)	на́й-я́кият náj-jákijat	на́й-я́ката náj-jákata	на́й-я́кото náj-jákoto	на́й-я́ките náj-jákite
definite (object form)	на́й-я́кия náj-jákija

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Noun

як • (jak) m

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як

	singular	plural
indefinite	як jak	я́кове jákove
definite (subject form)	я́кът jákǎt	я́ковете jákovete
definite (object form)	я́ка jáka
count form	—	я́ка jáka

Anagrams

• кя (kja)

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *xia, compare Evenki экун (əkun), Manchu ᠠᡳ (ai), Nanai хай (hay).

Pronoun

як (jak)

1. what

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak jak, from Proto-Slavic *jako. Cognates include Belarusian як (jak), Carpathian Rusyn як (jak), Czech jak, Polish jak, Slovak ak and Ukrainian як (jak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: як

Pronoun

як (jak)

1. (interrogative) how (in what manner)

   як ши то зробел? ― jak ši to zrobel? ― how did you do it?

   гоч як ― hoč jak ― however, anyhow

2. (interrogative) how (in what state)

   як ши? ― jak ši? ― how are you?

Related terms

pronouns

• яки (jaki)

Conjunction

як (jak)

1. as (in the same way or manner that; to the same degree that)

   як так ― jak tak ― be that as it may

   мирни як буба ― mirni jak buba ― quiet as a mouse

   як звичайно ― jak zvičajno ― as usual

2. as, like (in a manner suggesting)

   Synonym: (less common) яґод (jagod)

   пияни як швиня ― pijani jak švinja ― dead drunk (literally, “drunk like a pig”)

   як кед ― jak ked ― as if

3. as, when (at the time that)

   Synonym: кед (ked)

   як повиставали, та одпочивали ― jak povistavali, ta odpočivali ― as they got tired, they rested

4. since, ever since

   як є одпущени з роботи, та постал нервозни ― jak je odpuščeni z roboti, ta postal nervozni ― ever since he was fired from his job, he became on edge

5. than (used in comparisons)

   Synonym: (less common) яґод (jagod)

   знам лєпше як ти ― znam ljepše jak ti ― I know better than you (do)

6. than (to introduce the basis of comparisons)

   вецей як ― vecej jak ― more than

Derived terms

adverbs

• якбачу (jakbaču)
• якби (jakbi)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “як”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “as”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 28
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “how”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 140
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “than”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 326

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

• Audio:

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Noun

як • (jak) m anim (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ков)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	я́к ják	я́ки jáki
genitive	я́ка jáka	я́ков jákov
dative	я́ку jáku	я́кам jákam
accusative	я́ка jáka	я́ков jákov
instrumental	я́ком jákom	я́ками jákami
prepositional	я́ке jáke	я́ках jákax

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian یَک (yak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jak/, [jäk]

Noun

Tajik numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: як (yak)     Ordinal: аввал (avval), якум (yakum)

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one

Numeral

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one

Pronoun

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)

1. one, a

Derived terms

• ягона (yagona)
• ягонагӣ (yagonagi)
• ягонагӯй (yagonagüy)
• якбор (yakbor)
• якбор дигар (yakbor digar)
• якдафъа (yakdafʾa)
• якдил (yakdil)
• яке (yake)
• якояк (yakoyak)
• якранг (yakrang)
• якто (yakto)
• яктогӣ (yaktogi)
• яктодил (yaktodil)
• яктоз (yaktoz)
• яктоӣ (yaktoi)
• яктопараст (yaktoparast)
• яктопарастӣ (yaktoparasti)
• якум (yakum)
• якумин (yakumin)
• якшанбе (yakšanbe)

Further reading

• 1 on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “як”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic ꙗко (jako), from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

• Audio:

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Adverb

як • (jak)

1. how
2. as, like

Related terms

• які́ (jakí)

Conjunction

як • (jak)

1. than

   чорні́ші як на́ші лю́ди

   čorníši jak náši ljúdy

   darker than our people

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jak]

Noun

як • (jak) m animal (genitive я́ка, nominative plural я́ки, genitive plural я́ків)

1. yak

Declension

Declension of як (animal velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	як jak	я́ки jáky
genitive	я́ка jáka	я́ків jákiv
dative	я́кові, я́ку jákovi, jáku	я́кам jákam
accusative	я́ка jáka	я́ки, я́ків jáky, jákiv
instrumental	я́ком jákom	я́ками jákamy
locative	я́кові, я́ку jákovi, jáku	я́ках jákax
vocative	я́ку jáku	я́ки jáky

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “як”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka