pük

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See also: puk and pu·k

Volapük

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Etymology

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From a reshaping (deformation) of English speak and/or (possibly) speech (the word speak, with Volapük pronunciation spelling > spik, letter "s" was deleted > pik, and unrounded "i" changed to rounded "ü" > pük "language"). Also compare newer Volapük spikön ((to) speak) (< spik) to older Volapük pükön ((to) speak); Newspeak, Oldspeak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pyk/
  • Hyphenation: pük

Noun

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pük (nominative plural püks)

  1. language
    • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:
      Dü lif vobafulik oka ekanom tuvön timi ad studön pükis e dialegis 88 difikis, ed ad pläyön degtelati musigömas.
      During his working life, he managed to find the time to study 88 different languages and dialects, and to play twelve musical instruments.

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Derived terms

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