Standard Lemma guide

lak

adj · adv · conj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AE1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of left (side) above knee (said of an amputee/amputation).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Pronunciation spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

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conj

Meaning 3

Pronunciation spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

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4

name

Meaning 4

A North Caucasian language spoken by the Lak people. It is written with a Cyrillic alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 5

The station code of Lai King in Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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name

Meaning 6

Initialism of Los Angeles Kings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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noun

Meaning 7

An ethnic group who live primarily in southern Dagestan, Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

From Lak Lak. More at Laks.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chechen: гӏазгӏумкийн (ğazğumkiı̇n) — North Caucasian language
  • Chechen: гӏазгӏумкийн мотт (ğazğumkiı̇n mott) — North Caucasian language
  • Finnish: lak — North Caucasian language
  • Georgian: ლაკური (laḳuri) — North Caucasian language
  • Georgian: ლაკური ენა (laḳuri ena) — North Caucasian language
  • Lak: лакку маз (lak:u maz) — North Caucasian language
  • Russian: ла́кский (lákskij) — North Caucasian language