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Chinese
Etymology
In a pinyin-based input method, typing "woc" will lead to suggestions for 臥槽/卧槽 (wòcáo, “what the fuck”).
Interjection
woc
- (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) (astonishment) WTF
Middle English
Adjective
woc
- Alternative form of woke
Muong
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *vɔːk. Cognate with Vietnamese voọc.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /wɔk⁷/,
Noun
woc
- langur
References
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
wōc
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of wacan
Welsh
Etymology
From English wok, from Cantonese 鑊/镬 (wok6).
Pronunciation
Noun
woc m or f (plural wociau, not mutable)
- wok
Mutation
H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “woc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies