roek

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Dutch

Corvus frugilegus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: roek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch roec, from Old Dutch *ruok, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōk, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz.

Noun

roek m (plural roeken, diminutive roekje n)

  1. The rook, Corvus frugilegus

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

roek

  1. inflection of roeken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Zhuang

Zhuang cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : roek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *krokᴰ (“six”), from Old Chinese 六 (OC *ruɡ, “six”). Cognate with Thai หก (hòk), Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫົກ (hok), Lü ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok), Tai Dam ꪶꪬꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်း (húuk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk), Bouyei rogt, Nong Zhuang choak.

Pronunciation

Numeral

roek (1957–1982 spelling rɵk)

  1. six

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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