trak

See also: 't Rak and tråk

Bislama

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

1. car

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck, perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (“iron hoop, wheel”) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾ̪ak]
• Hyphenation: trak

Noun

trak (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:trak.

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English track.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak m inan

1. (Canada) track

Further reading

• Stanislow Frymark (2020) “trak”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Maguindanao

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈʈɽak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling تْرَکْ)

1. truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)

Malay

trak

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrak/ [ˈt̪raʔ]

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling ترک, plural trak-trak, informal 1st possessive trakku, 2nd possessive trakmu, 3rd possessive traknya)

1. truck

Usage notes

Standard Malay uses trak for any type of truck, whereas lori is used with medium and heavy trucks (such as semi-trailer trucks/articulated lorries) only.

Alternative forms

• truk (Indonesian Malay, Standard Indonesian)

Synonyms

• lori (heavy truck)

Further reading

• “trak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trak/

Noun

trak m (Perso-Arabic spelling ترک)

1. scale for firewood

Inflection

i-decl (Obl, pl): -í

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “trak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trâːk/

Noun

trȃk m (Cyrillic spelling тра̑к)

1. ribbon

   trak svjetla

Further reading

• “trak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tarak

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: trak

Noun

trak (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. truck

Derived terms

• magtrak
• trakin

 

See also

• kamyon

 

References

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

1. truck