Lexicon:Proto/klapbak
| klapbak | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Proto CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈklap.bak/ |
| Part of speech | Noun; Verb |
| Etymology | pre-Fall; compressed from "clap back" |
| Later form | Middle Klabak, Middle Klapbakē |
| Related words | goy |
klapbak — clap back; an answer returned in kind and as sharp as what prompted it.
Notes
pre-Fall. The sense narrowed to the instrument when the two shells were heard as answering one another.