okit

Cypriot Arabic

Root
w-k-t
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَقِيد (waqīd).

Noun

okít f

1. fire

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 468

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.kit̪/

Noun

okit

1. navel

Alternative forms

• woki

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics