vok

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See also: vòk, vök, vők, Vők, and vǫk

Lai

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Zou vok and Burmese ဝက် (wak).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

vok (plural vokhna, diminutive vokte)

  1. pig

Matal

Pronunciation

Noun

vok

  1. body

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “vok”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 44

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Zou vok and Burmese ဝက် (wak).

Noun

vok (plural vokte)

  1. pig

References

  • Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • vòk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō.

Noun

vok f (definite singular voka, indefinite plural voker, definite plural vokene)

  1. ice hole
    Synonyms: ishol, råk
  2. polynya (if naturally formed)
    Synonym: polynja

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vok

  1. imperative of vòka and voka

References

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

Noun

vok (plural vokte, diminutive vokte)

  1. pig

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Zotung Chin

Alternative forms

  • vog, voh (vernacular spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Burmese ဝက် (wak), Tibetan ཕག (phag) and Zou vok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːk/
  • Hyphenation: vok

Noun

vok m (genitive singular vokke/voge, accusative/transitive plural vokae/vokæ, feminine vopi, diminutive voktro/votero)

  1. pig

Derived terms

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Burmese ဝက် (wak) and Tibetan ཕག (phag).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vôk/
  • Hyphenation: vok

Noun

vòk (plural vokte, diminutive vòkte)

  1. pig

Derived terms

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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