kraken

Reikšmė

Verb

1. (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
4. (figuratively,transitive) to break someone mentally
5. (figuratively,transitive) to solve a code
6. (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (figuratively,transitive) to squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
9. (Suriname,intransitive) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson

Noun

Alternative form of kraak (“Kraken”)

Noun

plural of kraak

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈkraːkə(n)/

Etimologija

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. The sense "to support a sports team or sportsperson" is a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo kraka (“to support (with a wedge)”).