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jok

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Acehnese

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Etymology

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From Malay ijuk.

  1. Arenga plant

Noun

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jok

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Verb

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jok

  1. giving

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.

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Verb

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jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)

  1. (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies
    Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers nie!
    You shouldn't fib to your parents!
  2. (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes
    Jy moenie jok hier nie, hierdie is 'n ernstige sakedistrik.
    You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)

  1. (uncountable, archaic) jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood
    Synonyms: gekkigheid, scherts
  2. (countable, archaic) joke, jest, prank
    Synonyms: grap, scherts
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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jok n (plural jokken)

  1. Alternative form of juk

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Hokkien (jio̍k, cotton-padded mattress).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔʔ/
  • Hyphenation: jok

Noun

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jok

  1. cushion

Further reading

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Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *jōk.

Adjective

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jok

  1. no

References

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N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jok”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Marshallese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko.

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Verb

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jok

  1. to land
  2. to alight
  3. to perch

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Middle English

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Noun

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jok

  1. Alternative form of ȝok

Mokilese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko. Compare Marshallese jok (to land, perch).

Verb

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jok

  1. (intransitive) to swoop

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).

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Adverb

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jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)

  1. (colloquial, emphatic) no, nope
    Synonym: ne