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jak.

how

3 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈjak]

  1. how

    Jak se máš/máte?
    Jak to jde?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech jak, from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

conj[ˈjak]

  1. as

    jak Petr tak Pavel
    jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech jak, from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

noun[ˈjak]

  1. yak (mammal)

    animate · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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