jok

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Acehnese

Etymology

From Malay ijuk.

  1. Arenga plant

Noun

jok

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Verb

jok

  1. giving

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.

Pronunciation

Verb

jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)

  1. (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies
    Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers nie!
    You shouldn't fib to your parents!
  2. (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes
    Jy moenie jok hier nie, hierdie is 'n ernstige sakedistrik.
    You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)

  1. (uncountable, archaic) jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood
    Synonyms: gekkigheid, scherts
  2. (countable, archaic) joke, jest, prank
    Synonyms: grap, scherts

Etymology 2

Noun

jok n (plural jokken)

  1. Alternative form of juk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 褥 (jio̍k, “cotton-padded mattress”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔʔ/
  • Hyphenation: jok

Noun

jok (first-person possessive jokku, second-person possessive jokmu, third-person possessive joknya)

  1. cushion

Further reading

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jōk.

Adjective

jok

  1. no

References

N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jok”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko.

Pronunciation

Verb

jok

  1. to land
  2. to alight
  3. to perch

References

Middle English

Noun

jok

  1. Alternative form of ȝok

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko. Compare Marshallese jok (“to land, perch”).

Verb

jok

  1. (intransitive) to swoop

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).

Pronunciation

Adverb

jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)

  1. (colloquial, emphatic) no, nope
    Synonym: ne
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