Voik

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Volk (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foeɡ̥ː/

Noun

Voik n (plural Vejker or Vöker, diminutive Voikerl) (Central Bavarian)

1. (collective) people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)
2. people, population, citizens
3. (biology) herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects