"kak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kaks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|km|កាក់}} Khmer កាក់ (kak), {{doublet|en|jiao}} Doublet of jiao Head templates: {{en-noun}} kak (plural kaks)
  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel. Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-kak-en-noun-6jD3UmB- Disambiguation of Currencies: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|kak|t=shit}} Afrikaans kak (“shit”), {{der|en|nl|kak|t=shit}} Dutch kak (“shit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kak (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa, slang) Shit. Tags: South-Africa, slang, uncountable Categories (place): Cambodia
    Sense id: en-kak-en-noun-ZncHYTNx Disambiguation of Cambodia: 33 67 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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