Standard Lemma guide

tak

name · noun · verb · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tæk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æk
  • homophone: tack
  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A province of Thailand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

The capital of Tak Province, Thailand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

The station code of Tai Koo in Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of Takayasu's arteritis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To take.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Durham, Wearside

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History

Etymology

From Thai ตาก (dtàak).

Dialectal form of take.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Thai: ตาก (dtàak) — a province of Thailand
  • Thai: ตาก (dtàak) — a city in Thailand