noun · verb · 27 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈnɛk/
[ˈnɛk]
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
Giraffes have long necks.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scrag
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nis, nix, nixie, nixy
Antonyms: none provided
18
verb
Meaning 18
To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
Examples
Go neck yourself.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
verb
Meaning 19
To intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, intransitive
Examples
Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: make out, French kiss, grope, pet, smoodge, snog, buss, goozer, kiss, lallygag, lips, lock lips, osculate, pash, play tonsil hockey, smooch, suck face, swap spit
Antonyms: none provided
20
verb
Meaning 20
To drink or swallow rapidly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chug
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
To decrease in diameter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
noun
Meaning 22
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neck opening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opening
Narrower terms: neckline, V neck
23
noun
Meaning 23
a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the banjo had a long neck
the bottle had a wide neck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: part, portion
24
noun
Meaning 24
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he admired her long graceful neck
the horse won by a neck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cervix
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: external body part
Narrower terms: bull neck
25
noun
Meaning 25
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut, cut of meat
26
noun
Meaning 26
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
27
verb
Meaning 27
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The couple were necking in the back seat of the car
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: make out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pet
Narrower terms: smooch, spoon
History
Etymology
From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”). Cognate with Scots nek (“neck”), North Frisian neek, neeke, Nak (“neck”), Saterland Frisian Näkke (“neck”), West Frisian nekke (“neck”), Dutch nek (“neck”), German Low German Nack (“neck”), German Nacken (“nape of the neck”), Danish nakke (“neck”), Swedish nacke (“nape of the neck”), Icelandic hnakki (“neck”), Tocharian A kñuk (“neck, nape”). Possibly a mutated variant of *kneug/k (compare Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”), Welsh cnwch (“joint, knob”), Latvian knaūķis (“dwarf”). Doublet of nek. More at nook. Displaced halse (“neck, throat”) and swire (“neck”).
From Danish nøkke, Swedish näck.
Across languages
Translations
537 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
ахәда
(axwda)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Acehnese:
takuë
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Afrikaans:
nek
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Afrikaans:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dupaningan Agta:
leg
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ahtna:
-kʼos
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ainu:
レクッ
(rekut)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Akan:
ɛkɔn
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Aklanon:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Albanian:
qafë
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Amharic:
አንገት
(ʾängät)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Andi:
гару
(garu)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chungli Ao:
tekong
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
A-Pucikwar:
loŋo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
رَقَبَة
(raqaba)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
عُنُق
(ʕunuq)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
رقبة
(raʔaba)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
رقبة
(ragaba)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Juba Arabic:
ragaabta
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
عنق
(ʕunq)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Arabic:
رقبة
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Armenian:
վիզ
(viz)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Armenian:
պարանոց
(paranocʻ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Armenian:
վիզ
(viz)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Armenian:
պարանոց
(paranocʻ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Armenian:
ուլն
(uln)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Armenian:
ճիտ
(čit)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Armenian:
փող
(pʻoł)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Aromanian:
gushi
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Aromanian:
gushã
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Assamese:
গল
(gol)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Assamese:
ডিঙি
(diṅi)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Asturian:
pescuezu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Avar:
габур
(gabur)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Aymara:
kunka
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Azerbaijani:
boyun
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bahnar:
hơko
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bahnar:
ako
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
West Coast Bajau:
kelong
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Baluchi:
گردن
(gardin, gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bangi:
nkingo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Banjarese:
gulu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bashkir:
муйын
(muyın)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Basque:
sama
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Basque:
lepo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Belarusian:
шы́я
(šýja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bengali:
গলা
(gola)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bengali:
গর্দান
(gordan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bhojpuri:
गर्दन
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bau Bidayuh:
tunguo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Central Bikol:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bolinao:
liey
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Boloki:
nkingo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Breton:
gouzoug
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Buginese:
ellong
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bulgarian:
ши́я
(šíja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bulgarian:
врат
(vrat)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Burmese:
လည်ပင်း
(lanypang:)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Buryat:
хүзүүн
(xüzüün)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Catalan:
coll
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Cebuano:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Eastern Cham:
ꨓꨰꨆꨶ
(takwai)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chamicuro:
c̈hano
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chechen:
лаг
(lag)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Cherokee:
ᎠᏴᏤᏂ
(ayvtseni)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chichewa:
khosi
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese Cantonese:
頸 /颈
(geng2)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Eastern Min Chinese:
脰骨
(dâiu-gáuk)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Gan Chinese:
頸 /颈
(jiang3)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hakka Chinese:
頸 /颈
(kiáng)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hakka Chinese:
頸根 /颈根
(kiáng-kîn)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷 /颔
(ām)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷頸 /颔颈
(ām-kún, ām-kńg)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷仔頸 /颔仔颈
(ām-á-kún, ām-á-kńg)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷頸仔 /颔颈仔
(ām-kún-á, ām-kńg-á)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷胿 /颔胿
(ām-kui)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
頷頸胿 /颔颈胿
(ām-kún-kui, ām-kńg-kui)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese:
脰項 /脰项
(tāu-hāng)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Jin Chinese:
脖子
(bah5 zeh)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese Mandarin:
頸 /颈
(jǐng)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese Mandarin:
頸項 /颈项
(jǐngxiàng)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chinese Mandarin:
脖子
(bózi)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Min Chinese:
脰
(dĕ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Min Chinese:
仲仲
(dē̤ng-dē̤ng)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Wu Chinese:
頭頸 /头颈
(6deu-cin)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Wu Chinese:
頭頸骨 /头颈骨
(6deu-cin-kueq)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Xiang Chinese:
頸根 /颈根
(jin3 gen1)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Chuvash:
мӑй
(măj)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
East Circassian:
пщэ
(pśɛ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
West Circassian:
пшъэ
(pŝɛ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Coptic:
ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ
(nahbi)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Coptic:
ϧⲁϧ
(xax)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Cornish:
konna
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Atikamekw:
okowiw
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Czech:
krk
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Czech:
šíje
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dalmatian:
cual
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dalmatian:
zoglo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Danish:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Daur:
xujuu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dhivehi:
ކަދުރާ
(kadurā)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dongxiang:
ghuzhun
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dusun:
liou (Tambunan Dusun)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dutch:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Dutch:
nek
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Egyptian:
nH-H-b-t:F51
(nḥbt)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Egyptian:
x:x-F10
(ḫḫ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Erzya:
кирьга
(kiŕga)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Esperanto:
kolo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Estonian:
kael
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Estonian:
kaelus
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Even:
никан
(ņikan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Evenki:
никимна
(ņikimna)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Finnish:
kaula
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
French:
cou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
French:
nuque
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old French:
col
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
West-Frisian:
nekke
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Friulian:
cuel
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Galician:
pescozo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Galician:
colo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Georgian:
კისერი
(ḳiseri)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
German:
Hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
German:
Nacken
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
German:
Genick
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Gorontalo:
bulo'o
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Gothic:
𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃
(hals)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Greek:
λαιμός
(laimós)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ancient Greek:
δέρη
(dérē)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ancient Greek:
τράχηλος
(trákhēlos)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ancient Greek:
αὐχήν
(aukhḗn)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Greenlandic:
qungaseq
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Greenlandic:
tunusuk
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Paraguayan Guarani:
ajúra
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Gujarati:
ગરદન
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Haitian Creole:
kou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hausa:
wuya
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hawaiian:
ʻāʻī
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hebrew:
צַוָּאר
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hebrew:
צוואר
(tsavár)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hidatsa:
áaba
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Higaonon:
li-ug
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hindi:
गर्दन
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hindi:
कंठ
(kaṇṭh)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hindi:
ग्रीवा
(grīvā)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hindi:
गला
(galā)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Hungarian:
nyak
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Icelandic:
háls
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Indonesian:
leher
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ingrian:
kagla
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Inuktitut:
ᖁᖓᓯᖅ
(qongasiq)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Iranun:
le'eg
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Irish:
muineál
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Italian:
collo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Iu Mien:
jaang
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Japanese:
首
(kubi)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Javanese:
gulu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Javanese:
gulu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Jeju:
목
(mok)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kabyle:
iri
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Klias River Kadazan:
liyow
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kaitag:
хъяв
(qəv)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kalmyk:
күзүн
(küzün)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kannada:
ಕತ್ತು
(kattu)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
S'gaw Karen:
ကိာ်
(koḥ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kashmiri:
گَردَن
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kashubian:
szëja
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kazakh:
мойын
(moiyn)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Khasi:
ryndang
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Khmer:
ក
(kɑɑ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kikuyu:
mbogo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kimaragang:
liou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kituba:
kingu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Koho:
nko
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kolami:
గర్దన్
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Komi-Permyak:
голя
(goľa)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kongo:
nsîngu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kongo:
nsingu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Korean:
목
(mok)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Central Kurdish:
مِل
(mil)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Central Kurdish:
ئەستۆ
(esto)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Laki:
مِل
(mil)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Kurdish:
stû
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Southern Kurdish:
مِل
(mil)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Kyrgyz:
моюн
(moyun)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lak:
ссурссу
(s:urs:u)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lao:
ຄໍ
(khǭ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Latgalian:
koklys
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Latin:
collum
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Latin:
cervīx
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Latvian:
kakls
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lezgi:
гардан
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ligurian:
collo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lingala:
nkingo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lithuanian:
kaklas
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lombard:
coll
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lotud:
liou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Low German:
Hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Luhya:
likosi
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lutuv:
rue
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Macedonian:
врат
(vrat)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Macedonian:
шија
(šija)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Maguindanao:
lig
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Makasar:
kellong
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Malagasy:
vozona
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Malay:
leher
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Brunei Malay:
lihir
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Malayalam:
കഴുത്ത്
(kaḻuttŭ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Maltese:
għonq
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Manchu:
ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣᠨ
(monggon)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mandinka:
kaŋo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mansaka:
liyug
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Manx:
mwannal
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Māori:
kakī
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Maranao:
lig
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Marathi:
मान
(mān)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mari:
шӱй
(šüj)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Maricopa:
miipuk
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mauritian Creole:
likou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Central Melanau:
tengok
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Meriam:
tabó
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Moksha:
кърга
(kərga)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mon:
ကံ
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mongo:
nkingo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mongolian:
хүзүү
(xüzüü)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Mongolian:
ᠬᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠦ
(küǰügüü)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Motu:
aio
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Muong:
cố
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tagal Murut:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Timugon Murut:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Khiamniungan Naga:
shâng
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nahuatl:
quechtli
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nanai:
монгон
(moŋon)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nauruan:
teren
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Navajo:
akʼos
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Neapolitan:
cuollo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Newar:
कथु
(kathu)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nganasan:
бакәз̌әә
(bakəžəə)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ngarrindjeri:
kuri
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nivkh:
ӄʼос
(qʼos)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Norman:
co
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nuosu:
ꆹ
(li)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Nuosu:
ꇵꆹ
(gup li)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Occitan:
còl
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ojibwe:
nikwegan
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Okinawan:
くび
(kubi)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Church Slavic:
шиꙗ
(šija)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Church Slavic:
вꙑꙗ
(vyja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Church Slavic:
ⱎⰹⱑ
(šiě)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old East Slavic:
шиꙗ
(šija)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old English:
swēora
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Old Tupi:
aîura
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Oromo:
morma
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ossetian:
хъуыр
(qwyr)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ossetian:
ӕфцӕг
(æfcæg)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Pangasinan:
bekleo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Pannonian Rusyn:
шия
(šija)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Pashto:
غاړه
(ǧāṛa)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Pennsylvania German:
Hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Iranian Persian:
گَرْدَن
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Iranian Persian:
مُل
(mol)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Iranian Persian:
گَری
(gari)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Piedmontese:
col
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Polish:
szyja
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Polish:
kark
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Portuguese:
pescoço
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Punjabi:
ਧੌਣ
(dhauṇ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Quechua:
kunka
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Rapa Nui:
ŋao
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Rohingya:
gola
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Romagnol:
còl
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Romani:
korr
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Romanian:
gât
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Romansh:
culiez
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Romansh:
culöz
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Rungus:
lliow
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Russian:
ше́я
(šéja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Russian:
вы́я
(výja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Rwanda-Rundi:
ijosi
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sabah Bisaya:
liou
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Inari-Sami:
čeve
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Sami:
čeabet
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Sami:
čeabi
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Northern Sami:
čeabát
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Skolt-Sami:
čeäppat
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Southern Sami:
tjovrese
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Samoan:
ua
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sanskrit:
ग्रीवा
(grīvā)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Santali:
ᱦᱚᱴᱚᱜᱽ
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sardinian:
trucu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Scottish Gaelic:
amhach
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Scottish Gaelic:
muineal
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sebop:
batok
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sekapan:
ngo'a
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Serbo-Croatian:
вра̑т
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Serbo-Croatian:
ши̏ја
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Serbo-Croatian:
vrȃt
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Serbo-Croatian:
šȉja
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sherpa:
མཇིང་པ
(mjing pa)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Shona:
mutsipa
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sicilian:
coddu
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sikkimese:
སྐེ
(ske)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sinhalese:
බෙල්ල
(bella)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Slovak:
krk
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Slovak:
šija
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Slovene:
vrat
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Somali:
qoor
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Somali:
sur
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Lower Sorbian:
šyja
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Upper Sorbian:
šija
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Spanish:
cuello
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Spanish:
pescuezo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sranan Tongo:
neki
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Sundanese:
tengek
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Swahili:
shingo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Swedish:
hals
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tagalog:
leeg
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tajik:
гардан
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Talysh:
گردن
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tamil:
கழுத்து
(kaḻuttu)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Taos:
kʼə́onemą
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tarifit:
iri
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tatar:
муйын
(muyın)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tatar:
муен
(muyın)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tausug:
liug
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Telugu:
మెడ
(meḍa)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tetum:
kakorok
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tewa:
kʼáy
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Thai:
คอ
(kɔɔ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Thai:
ลําคอ
(lam-kɔɔ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tibetan:
མཇིང་པ
(mjing pa)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tigrinya:
ክሳድ
(kəsad)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tongan:
kia
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tulu:
ಕೆಕ್ಕಿಲ್
(kekkilŭ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tulu:
ಕಂಟೆಲ್
(kaṇṭelŭ)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Turkish:
boyun
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ottoman Turkish:
بویون
(boyun)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ottoman Turkish:
گردن
(gerden)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ottoman Turkish:
یال
(yâl)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Turkmen:
boýun
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Tuvan:
моюн
(moyun)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Ukrainian:
ши́я
(šýja)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Unami:
xkwekànkàn
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Urdu:
گَرْدَن
(gardan)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Urdu:
کَنْٹھ
(kanṭh)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Uyghur:
بويۇن
(boyun)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Uzbek:
bo'yin
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Uzbek:
gardan
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Venetan:
còl
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Venetan:
coło
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Venetan:
col
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Veps:
kagl
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Vietnamese:
cổ
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Volapük:
särvig
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Volapük:
nük
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Waray-Waray:
liog
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Welsh:
gwddf
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Winnebago:
caaše
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Woiwurrung:
koorrn
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Wolof:
baat
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Xhosa:
intamo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Yakan:
kellong
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Yakut:
моой
(mooy)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Yiddish:
האַלדז
(haldz)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Yoruba:
ọrùn
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Yurok:
pahtuen
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zazaki:
mêr
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zazaki:
vıle (diq)
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zealandic:
'als
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zealandic:
nikke
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zhuang:
hoz
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Zulu:
intamo
— part of body connecting the head and the trunk
Bulgarian:
шийка
(šijka)
— corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts
Finnish:
kaula
— corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts
Albanian:
jakë
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Armenian:
օձիք
(ōjikʻ)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Bulgarian:
яка
(jaka)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Catalan:
coll
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Danish:
hals
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Dutch:
col
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Dutch:
kraag
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Finnish:
kaulus
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
French:
col
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Galician:
colo
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
German:
Kragen
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Hawaiian:
waha
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Hindi:
गला
(galā)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Hungarian:
nyak
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Irish:
muineál
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Italian:
collo
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Japanese:
襟
(eri)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Central Kurdish:
مل
(mil)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Latin:
collum
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Latvian:
kakls
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Macedonian:
врат
(vrat)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Polish:
kołnierz
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Portuguese:
gola
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Romanian:
guler
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Russian:
во́рот
(vórot)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Scottish Gaelic:
amhach
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
вра̑т
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
гр̏к
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
гр̀кљан
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
vrȃt
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
gȑk
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
gr̀kljan
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Spanish:
cuello
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Tamil:
கழுத்து
(kaḻuttu)
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Turkish:
yaka
— part of a shirt, dress etc.
Albanian:
qafë
— tapered part of a bottle
Armenian:
վզիկ
(vzik)
— tapered part of a bottle
Bulgarian:
гърло
(gǎrlo)
— tapered part of a bottle
Catalan:
coll
— tapered part of a bottle
Catalan:
broc
— tapered part of a bottle
Czech:
hrdlo
— tapered part of a bottle
Danish:
hals
— tapered part of a bottle
Dutch:
flessenhals
— tapered part of a bottle
Dutch:
hals
— tapered part of a bottle
Finnish:
kaula
— tapered part of a bottle
French:
goulot
— tapered part of a bottle
Galician:
colo
— tapered part of a bottle
German:
Hals
— tapered part of a bottle
German:
Flaschenhals
— tapered part of a bottle
Hausa:
wuya
— tapered part of a bottle
Hindi:
गला
(galā)
— tapered part of a bottle
Hungarian:
nyak
— tapered part of a bottle
Irish:
scrogall
— tapered part of a bottle
Irish:
scrogall buidéil
— tapered part of a bottle
Irish:
scóig (buidéil)
— tapered part of a bottle
Italian:
collo
— tapered part of a bottle
Japanese:
首
(kubi)
— tapered part of a bottle
Central Kurdish:
مل
(mil)
— tapered part of a bottle
Latvian:
kakls
— tapered part of a bottle
Macedonian:
грло
(grlo)
— tapered part of a bottle
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— tapered part of a bottle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hals
— tapered part of a bottle
Old Tupi:
aîura
— tapered part of a bottle
Polish:
szyjka
— tapered part of a bottle
Portuguese:
gargalo
— tapered part of a bottle
Romanian:
gât
— tapered part of a bottle
Russian:
го́рлышко
(górlyško)
— tapered part of a bottle
Scottish Gaelic:
amhach
— tapered part of a bottle
Serbo-Croatian:
гр̏ло
— tapered part of a bottle
Serbo-Croatian:
gȑlo
— tapered part of a bottle
Slovene:
vrat
— tapered part of a bottle
Spanish:
cuello
— tapered part of a bottle
Spanish:
gollete
— tapered part of a bottle
Swedish:
hals
— tapered part of a bottle
Tamil:
கழுத்து
(kaḻuttu)
— tapered part of a bottle
Finnish:
kaula
— botany: slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium
Albanian:
qafë
— extension of stringed instrument
Chinese Mandarin:
琴桿 /琴杆
(qíngān)
— extension of stringed instrument
Danish:
hals
— extension of stringed instrument
Dutch:
nek
— extension of stringed instrument
Dutch:
hals
— extension of stringed instrument
Finnish:
kaula
— extension of stringed instrument
French:
manche
— extension of stringed instrument
German:
Hals
— extension of stringed instrument
Hindi:
डाँड
(ḍā̃ḍ)
— extension of stringed instrument
Hungarian:
nyak
— extension of stringed instrument
Irish:
caol
— extension of stringed instrument
Japanese:
棹
(sao)
— extension of stringed instrument
Kazakh:
мойын
(moiyn)
— extension of stringed instrument
Kyrgyz:
моюн
(moyun)
— extension of stringed instrument
Macedonian:
гриф
(grif)
— extension of stringed instrument
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— extension of stringed instrument
Polish:
gryf
— extension of stringed instrument
Portuguese:
braço
— extension of stringed instrument
Romanian:
gât
— extension of stringed instrument
Russian:
гриф
(grif)
— extension of stringed instrument
Scottish Gaelic:
amhach
— extension of stringed instrument
Spanish:
cuello
— extension of stringed instrument
Spanish:
mástil
— extension of stringed instrument
Finnish:
niemi
— long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts
Finnish:
kannas
— long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts
Irish:
scóig
— long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts
Russian:
переше́ек
(perešéjek)
— long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts
Finnish:
kaulus
— engineering: reduction in size near the end of an object
Finnish:
kaula
— constriction between the root and crown of a tooth
Finnish:
kaula
— architecture: gorgerin of a capital
Finnish:
kaula
— firearms: part between the chase and the swell of the muzzle
Finnish:
henki
— figurative: person's life
Norwegian Bokmål:
hals
— figurative: person's life
Finnish:
potaska
— slang: falsehood, lie
Dutch:
nekken
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Dutch:
wurgen
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Finnish:
hirttää
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Finnish:
kuristaa (to strangle)
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
German:
hängen
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
German:
erhängen
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
German:
würgen
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
German:
erwürgen
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Italian:
strangolare
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Italian:
appendere per il collo
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Italian:
impiccare
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Japanese:
縊る
(kubiru)
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Portuguese:
esganar
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Portuguese:
estrangular
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Portuguese:
enforcar
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Romanian:
strangula
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Romanian:
sugruma
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Romanian:
spânzura
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Spanish:
apercollar
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill
Spanish:
apergollar
— hang by the neck; strangle; kill