trak

See also: trák, 't Rak, and tråk

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

1. truck

References

• Kriol Dictionary

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.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrak]

Noun

trak m inan

1. alternative form of trák

Declension

Declension of trak (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	trak	traky
genitive	traku	traků
dative	traku	trakům
accusative	trak	traky
vocative	traku	traky
locative	traku	tracích
instrumental	trakem	traky

Further reading

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

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

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

trak

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrak/ [ˈt̪raʔ]

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling ترک, plural trak-trak or trak²)

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trâːk/

Noun

trȃk m inan (Cyrillic spelling тра̑к)

1. ribbon

   trak svjetla ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of trak

	singular	plural
nominative	trak	trakovi
genitive	traka	trakova
dative	traku	trakovima
accusative	trak	trakove
vocative	trače	trakovi
locative	traku	trakovima
instrumental	trakom	trakovima

Related terms

• trȁka

Further reading

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

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

   Synonym: kamyon

Derived terms

• magtrak
• trakin

References

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

1. truck