kayak
/ˈkaɪˌæk/
kayak noun: a type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
Noun
kayak (plural kayaks)
- A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
- It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN
Verb
kayak (third-person singular simple present kayaks, present participle kayaking, simple past and past participle kayaked)
kayak meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
kayak in Hindi
- कयाक, कायाक, कायक
kayak in Tamil
- கயாக்
kayak in Marathi
- कायाक, कयाक, कायक
kayak in Urdu
- کھالوں سے بنی ڈونگی
More languagesFewer languages
- kayak in Bengali
- কায়াক নৌকা
- kayak in Telugu
- కయాక్, కాయక్, కయక్
- kayak in Malayalam
- കയാക്ക്, കയാക്
- kayak in Kannada
- ತೊಗಲ ದೋಣಿ, ಚಕ್ಕಳದ ದೋಣಿ
- kayak in Punjabi
- ਕਾਇਆਕ, ਕਯਾਕ, ਕਾਇਕ
- kayak in Gujarati
- કયાક, કાયાક, કાયક
- kayak in Odia
- କାଯ଼ାକ୍, କାଯ଼କ୍, କାଯ଼ାକ
- kayak in Nepali
- कयाक, कायाक, कायक
- kayak in Arabic
- قَايَق qāyaq, كَيَاك kayāk
- kayak in Indonesian
- kayak
- kayak in Persian
- کایاک kâyâk, قایق qâyeq
- kayak in Thai
- เรือเล็กๆ reua lék lék, เรือบด reua bòt, คายัค kaa-yák
Examples of kayak in a sentence
- The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.
- (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
- The wind impelled the kayaks toward the shore.
Forms of kayak
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | kayaks |
| alternative form | kaiak |
| alternative form | kiack |
| alternative form | kyack |
| alternative form | kyak |
| alternative form | qayaq |
| alternative form | kayack |
| alternative form | qajaq |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | kayaks |
| present participle | kayaking |
| past participle | kayaked |
| past | kayaked |
Origin of kayak
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
Words formed from kayak
Phrases with kayak
Questions about kayak
- What does kayak mean?
- Kayak means a type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
- What is kayak in Hindi?
- Kayak in Hindi is कयाक, कायाक, कायक. See Kayak meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kayak?
- Kayak can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce kayak?
- Kayak is pronounced /ˈkaɪˌæk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of kayak?
- The plural of kayak is kayaks.
Words near kayak in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kayak (page history and authors); kayak (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kayak (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kayak (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kayak (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kayak (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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