Etymology

kak

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Today it means: A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel. Full definition →

Khmer កាក់
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kak · noun1

  1. Khmer · borrowed fromកាក់
  2. English todaykak

Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao.

kak · noun, verb2

  1. Dutch · derived fromkak“shit”
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromkak“shit”
  3. English todaykak

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). See also cack.

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