trak

trak

See also: trák, 't Rak, and tråk

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾak/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

trak

  1. used to represent a sudden and discrete sound, i.e. closing, breaking, or cracking.
    Synonym: fap
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the ancient name Thracian.

Adjective

trak (feminine trake)

  1. being from or related to Thrace
    Synonym: trakas

Noun

trak m (plural trakë, definite traku, definite plural trakët, female equivalent trake)

  1. ancient dweller of Thrace region or originating from it
    Synonym: trakas
Declension
Declension of trak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trak traku trakë trakët
accusative trakun
dative traku trakut trakëve trakëve
ablative trakësh

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (to draw, drag) or *dʰerǵʰ- (to bind fast). Compare Latin trahō (to pull, carry), Old High German trehhan (to push, bump, move, scratch), English drag.

Verb

trak (aorist traka, participle trakur)

  1. to discolor, to weaken the clothes' colors
    Synonym: zbërdhul
Conjugation

Further reading

  • trak”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. truck

References

Bislama

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. car

Bit

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *raːk.

Noun

trak

  1. water buffalo

References

  • 高永奇 (2004), 布兴语研究 [A study of the Bit language], 民族出版社, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 45

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck, perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (iron hoop, wheel) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾ̪ak]
  • Hyphenation: trak

Noun

trak (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:trak.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrak]

Noun

trak m inan

  1. alternative form of trák

Declension

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from English track.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtrak/
    • Rhymes: -ak
    • Syllabification: trak

    Noun

    trak m inan

    1. (Canada) track

    Further reading

    • Stanislow Frymark (2020), “trak”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

    Maguindanao

    Etymology

    From English truck.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈʈɽak̚]
    • Rhymes: -ak
    • Syllabification: trak

    Noun

    trak (Jawi spelling تْرَکْ)

    1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

    Malay

    Etymology

    From English truck.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtrak/ [ˈt̪raʔ]

    Noun

    trak (Jawi spelling ترک, plural trak-trak or trak2)

    1. truck

    Usage notes

    Standard Malay uses trak for any type of truck, whereas lori is used with medium and heavy trucks (such as semi-trailer trucks/articulated lorries) only.

    Alternative forms

    • truk (Indonesian Malay, Standard Indonesian)

    Synonyms

    Further reading

    Palula

    Etymology

      Inherited from Sanskrit त॒र्क (tarká, conjecture; logic), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-. Compare Shina [script needed] (c̣ăkáe, pair of scales).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /trak/

      Noun

      trak m (Perso-Arabic spelling ترک)

      1. scale for firewood

      Declension

      Declension of trák (i-decl)
      singular plural
      nominative trák trakí
      oblique trakí trakíim

      References

      • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “trak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tarka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 325

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torkъ.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /trâːk/

      Noun

      trȃk m inan (Cyrillic spelling тра̑к, diminutive tráčak)

      1. ray
        trak svjetlaray of light

      Declension

      Declension of trak
      singular plural
      nominative trak trakovi / traci
      genitive traka trakova / traka
      dative traku trakovima / tracima
      accusative trak trakove / trake
      vocative trače trakovi / traci
      locative traku trakovima / tracima
      instrumental trakom trakovima / tracima

      Further reading

      • trak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Tagalog

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English truck.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾak̚]
      • Rhymes: -ak
      • Syllabification: trak

      Noun

      trak (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

      1. truck
        Synonym: kamyon

      Derived terms

      • magtrak
      • trakin

      References

      • trak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

      Tok Pisin

      Etymology

      From English truck.

      Noun

      trak

      1. truck