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:

kaken

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

jaw

cheek

jawbone

mandible

jowl

gill

chin

maxilla

mandibula

Synonyms

wang

kakement

koon

kaaksbeen

onderkaak

kaakbeen

Translations

Kiefer

mâchoire

mandíbula

Wange

Backe

mascella

joue

maxila

Kinnlade

çene

face

queixada

mejilla

bochecha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaːk/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Sooke

Cognate with Western Frisian: tsjeak

Cognate with English: cheek

Cognate with Swedish: käke

Cognate with Norwegian: kjake

Cognate with Old Norse: kók

Inherited from Middle Dutch: kaeck

Cognate with German: kak

Borrowed from English: cake

In summary

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.