colok

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Hungarian

Etymology

col +‎ -ok (plural suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: co‧lok

Noun

colok

  1. nominative plural of col

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

colok

  1. a torch, that is made from old cloth and so on which is twisted and dipped in oil
  2. a stick, or something else that is given resin or sulfur as a lamp
  3. a white stripe, on a black-furred dog or other animal

Verb

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to torch (to illuminate or provide a place with a torch)
    Synonyms: coloki, (more common) obori
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the first Etymology.

Noun

colok

  1. plug (any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole)
    Synonym: colokan

Verb

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

  1. (transitive) to plug (to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole)
    Synonyms: coloki, colokkan
  2. (transitive) to pierce (to penetrate)
    Synonyms: tusuk, cocok, coloki
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to vote
  4. (transitive, colloquial, slang) to finger (to use the finger(s) to sexually penetrate)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Perhaps a borrowing from Minangkabau.

Noun

colok

  1. (dialectal) dye (colourant)
    Synonyms: (both standard) celupan, pewarna
  2. (dialectal, figurative) degree (a stage of rank or privilege)
    Synonym: (standard) derajat

Verb

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

  1. (dialectal) to dye (to colour with dye)
    Synonyms: (both standard) celup, warnai

Etymology 4

Perhaps a borrowing from Minangkabau.

Noun

colok

  1. a small boat, for catching fish that is equipped with a fishing rod, hook and a pressurized-kerosene lamp

Etymology 5

A borrowing from Tonsea.

Noun

colok

  1. a fried snack of Tonsea (a region in North Sulawesi, Indonesia), made from a mixture of rice flour, palm sugar, cinnamon and eggs

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