# як
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jak]
* Rhymes: -ak

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

#### Adverb

як • (jak)
* how
* 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)
* 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)
* yak

##### Declension

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

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ja̟k]
* Rhymes: -ak

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

#### Adjective

як • (jak)
* firm, strong
* stalwart
* (slang) cool, awesome

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

як • (jak) m
* yak

##### Declension
### Anagrams

* кя (kja)

## Even
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

як (jak)
* 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: [ˈjak]
* Rhymes: -ak
* Hyphenation: як

### Pronoun

як (jak)
* (interrogative) how (in what manner)
    як ши то зробел? ― jak ši to zrobel? ― how did you do it?
    гоч як ― hoč jak ― however, anyhow
* (interrogative) how (in what state)
    як ши? ― jak ši? ― how are you?

#### Related terms

* яки (jaki)

### Conjunction

як (jak)
* 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
* 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
* as, when (at the time that)
    Synonym: кед (ked)
    як повиставали, та одпочивали ― jak povistavali, ta odpočivali ― as they got tired, they rested
* 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
* than (used in comparisons)
    Synonym: (less common) яґод (jagod)
    знам лєпше як ти ― znam ljepše jak ti ― I know better than you (do)
* than (to introduce the basis of comparisons)
    вецей як ― vecej jak ― more than

#### Derived terms

* якбачу (jakbaču)
* якби (jakbi)
* яґда (jagda)
* яґод (jagod)

### 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: [jak]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

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

#### Declension
## Tajik
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian یَک (yak).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jak/, [jäk]

### Noun

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)
* one

### Numeral

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)
* one

### Pronoun

як • (yak) (Persian spelling یک)
* 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: [jak]
* Audio:(file)

#### Adverb

як • (jak)
* how
* as, like

##### Related terms

* які́ (jakí)

#### Conjunction

як • (jak)
* than
    чорні́ші як на́ші лю́диčorníši jak náši ljúdydarker than our people

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jak]

#### Noun

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

##### Declension
### 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

### References

* ↑ http://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/heritagevillage/dictionary.php