kwak

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See also: Kwak and kwāk

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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kwak

  1. quack (sound of quacking by ducks)
    Synonym: kwaak

Noun

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kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n)

  1. quack (the sound made by ducks or croaking by frogs and toads)
    Synonym: kwaak
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Etymology 2

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Nycticorax nycticorax in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

From kwakken (to dump, to throw, to smack), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably ultimately imitative. Related to Old English cwacian.

Noun

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kwak m (plural kwakken, diminutive kwakje n or kwakkie n)

  1. a small pile or heap
  2. (slang) cum, sperm; a pile of sperm

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoeic, after its call.

Noun

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kwak m (plural kwakken)

  1. a night heron, any bird of Nycticorax
  2. (particularly) the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
    Synonym: blauwe kwak
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Kumeyaay

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kwak

  1. deer.

Palikur

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Noun

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kwak n

  1. manioc meal/flour

References

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  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkfak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: kwak
  • Homophone: Kwak

Noun

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kwak m inan

  1. quack (sound made by a duck)
    Synonym: kwakanie

Declension

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verbs

Further reading

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  • kwak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwak in Polish dictionaries at PWN