kaak

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine,masculine) jaw
2. (feminine,masculine) cheek, cone
3. (feminine,masculine) gill

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of kaken:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of kaken:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of kaken:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaːk/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kekǭ, *kēkǭ, *kakǭ, *kaukǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sooke (“cheek”), West Frisian tsjeak (“jaw”), English cheek, Swedish käke (“jaw; jowl”), Norwegian kjake (“jaw”), Old Norse kók (“mouth; gullet”).

Sentences

Ik neem het woord om een onrechtvaardigheid aan de kaak te stellen .

I am taking the floor so that I can expose an injustice.