# pak
## English
### Noun

pak (plural paks)
* (marketing) Alternative form of pack

#### Derived terms

* Game Pak
* Rumble Pak
* Tetra Pak
* Z-pak

### See also

* pak pai

### Anagrams

* APK, KAP, PKA, KPA

## Albanian
### Etymology 1

Variant of mpak (“to paralyze, to be shocked”) (m +‎ pak).
Connected to pikë (“drop”). Which is used in metaphorical curses (directed at enemies or people that speak out what should've stay unspoken); cf. "të rëntë pika" (optative: 'may the sun spot fall upon to you') - wishing a person paralysis or even worse, immediate death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. Similar to English "drop dead".

#### Verb

pak (aorist paka, participle pakur)
* to paralyze, pass out, appall, mortify (not being able to see, speak or move)
* to be shocked (because of bad, devastating news; tragic cases like death of a family member or friend)
    E pakën vuajtjet.The sufferings paralyzed (her/him).

##### Synonyms

* mpak

##### Antonyms

* kthjell

##### Derived terms

* pakt (“fainted, unconscious.”) (Gheg)

#### References

* ↑ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 94, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder

### Etymology 2

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin paucus (“few, little”).

#### Determiner

pak
* few

#### Adverb

pak
* few, little
* a little, a bit
    Kuptoj pak shqip.I speak a little Albanian.

##### Synonyms

* cazë

### Further reading

* verb: pak (engl.: 'paralyze') - aorist: paka, participle pakur • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
* adverb: pak (engl.: 'few, (a) litte/bit') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
* particle: pak (engl.: 'few') • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
* (indef.) pronoun: pak • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pak, from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpak]
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

pak
* then

### Further reading

* “pak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “pak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Verb

pak
* imperative of pakke

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /pɑk/
* Hyphenation: pak
* Rhymes: -ɑk

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

#### Noun

pak n (plural pakken, diminutive pakje n)
* (usually in the diminutive) package
* suit (set of clothes)

##### Synonyms

* (package): pakket

##### Derived terms

* apenpak
* badpak
* boevenpak
* bruidspak
* confectiepak
* maatpak
* mantelpak
* matrozenpak
* pakje
* zwempak

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: pak
* Skepi Creole Dutch: paki
* → Caribbean Javanese: pag
* → French: paquet
** → Catalan: paquet
** → German: Paket
*** → Romanian: pachet
*** Russian: пакет (paket)
**** Bulgarian: пакет (paket)
*** Ukrainian: пакет (paket)
** → Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
*** Turkish: paket
** → Persian: پاکت (pâkat)
** → Sicilian: pachettu
** → Spanish: paquete
* → Indonesian: pak
* → Papiamentu: paki
* → Sranan Tongo: paki
** → Caribbean Hindustani: páki
** → Kari'na: paki

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pak
* inflection of pakken:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* kap

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of pak – see 北 (“north; northern; to be defeated; to fail; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 北).

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

Clipping of bapak.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpaʔ]
* Hyphenation: pak

#### Noun

pak (plural pak-pak)
* (slightly informal, between two speakers) sir

### Etymology 2

From Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Doublet of paket.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpak]
* Hyphenation: pak

#### Noun

pak
* package
    Synonym: paket

##### Derived terms

* mengepak
* mengepakkan
* pengepak
* pengepakan

### Etymology 3

From Dutch pacht (“lease”), from Middle Dutch pacht, from Old Dutch *paht, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin pactum. Doublet of pakta.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpak]
* Hyphenation: pak

#### Noun

pak
* lease right
    Synonym: pajak

##### Derived terms

* mengepak
* mengepakkan

##### Descendants

* → Min Nan: 贌 (pa̍k)

### Further reading

* “pak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pak]

### Adverb

pak
* however, nevertheless, but

## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paːk/

### Verb

pak
* second-person singular imperative of paken

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* pac, pack, packe, pake, pakke

### Etymology

From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe (from Old Dutch *pakko); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpak(ə)/

### Noun

pak (plural pakkes)
* A bundle or package; a group of items packaged together.
* A case or pack; a soft container for goods storage.
* A load; something carried.
* A group, pack, or lot (of people or animals).

#### Related terms

* pacquet
* pakken
* pakkere
* pakkynge

#### Descendants

* English: pack
* Scots: pak, pack
* → Irish: paca

#### References

* “pak(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

## Phalura
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pak/

### Adverb

pak (Perso-Arabic spelling پک)
* Co-lexicalized intensifier

### References

* Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “pak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

## Pipil
### Preposition

pak
* on, upon, over, on top of

### Further reading

* Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p. 59

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpak/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ak
* Syllabification: pak

### Noun

pak f
* genitive plural of paka

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pakъ.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pâk/

#### Conjunction

pȁk (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
* however, on the other hand
    Synonym: no
    S druge pak strane, možda je u pravu. ― On the other hand, he might be right.
    To je pak drugačije. ― That's different though.

#### References

* “pak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English puck.

#### Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
* puck
    Pokazao je vrhunsku koordinaciju i zakucao pak u mrežu. ― He showed excellent coordination and put the puck in the net.

##### Declension
#### References

* “pak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 3

Shortened form of šúpak.

#### Noun

pȁk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏к)
* (vulgar) asshole, anus
    Synonym: šupak
    On je običan pak, jebeš njega. ― He's just an asshole, fuck him.
    Kakav pak. ― What an asshole.

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

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

#### Adverb

pak (Cyrillic spelling пак)
* (Kajkavian) again
    Synonyms: pȍnovo, pȍnōvno, opet
** 1933, Dragutin Domjanić, Clair-obscur:Težko bu ti, znam oditi, pak bu taki dan. Zakaj mora pri nas ziti sunce tak zaran?!(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پاك (pak), from Persian پاک (pâk).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpak/

### Adjective

pak
* pure
* clean

#### Derived terms

* ak pak
* akça pakça
* napak
* paklamak
* pirüpak
* temiz pak

### Further reading

* “pak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “pak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

## Yucatec Maya
### Pronunciation

IPA: /pak/

### Verb

pak (transitive)
* to fold

#### Related terms

* paak

### References

* Yoshida, Shigeto (2009) Diccionario de la conjugación de verbos en el maya yucateco actual (in Spanish), Sendai: Tohoku University, page 61: “PAK”