Mouk

Luxembourgish

Etymology

A word found only in western Moselle Franconian (besides Luxembourg chiefly Saarland, Trier, Bitburg). Surely of onomatopoeic origin, comparable to German quak, English croak. Compare also Luxembourgish moukeg (“mopish, grumpy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məʊ̯k]
• Rhymes: -əʊk

Noun

Mouk f (plural Mouken)

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