prak

prak m

1. alternative form of prag

Inherited from Old Czech prak, from Proto-Slavic *porkъ. Related to prát, přít.

• IPA^(key): [ˈprak]
• Hyphenation: prak
• Rhymes: -ak

prak m inan

1. sling (weapon)

• “prak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Deverbal from prakken.

• IPA^(key): /prɑk/

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

prak m (plural prakken, diminutive prakje n)

1. A portion of food that has been mashed, generally using a fork.

   Synonym: praksel

   Ik heb een prakje gemaakt van mijn portie aardappels, groente en jus. ― I made a mash out of my portion of potatoes, vegetables and gravy.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porkъ. Related to Polish proca, itself akin to Russian праща́ (praščá), Bulgarian пра́шка (práška), Slovene prača, Serbo-Croatian праћа/praća. Perhaps related to práca (“work, labour”).

• IPA^(key): [prak]

prak m inan (relational adjective prakový)

1. sling (weapon)

• “prak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Borrowed from Spanish frac, from French frac, from English frock.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾak/ [ˈpɾak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: prak

prak (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. frock
2. tailcoat

• “prak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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