amok

English

Alternative forms

• amuck, amock

Etymology

From Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈmɒk/, /əˈmʌk/
• Rhymes: -ɒk

Adverb

Wikipedia

amok (comparative more amok, superlative most amok)

1. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous
2. In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the phrase run amok.

Derived terms

• run amok

Translations

in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk

• Czech: amok (cs) m
• Finnish: amok (fi)
• Hebrew: אמוק (he) (ámok) m

• Malay: amuk (ms)
• Russian: бешено (ru) (béšeno) 
• Swedish: amok (sv)

Noun

amok (plural amoks)

1. One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.

Anagrams

• mako

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Czech

Etymology

From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Noun

amok m

1. Condition of amok behaving.

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Finnish

Etymology

From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Noun

amok

1. amok

Declension

Declension of amok (type risti) singular plural nominative amok amokit genitive amokin amokien partitive amokia amokeja accusative amok amokin amokit inessive amokissa amokeissa elative amokista amokeista illative amokiin amokeihin adessive amokilla amokeilla ablative amokilta amokeilta allative amokille amokeille essive amokina amokeina translative amokiksi amokeiksi instructive – amokein abessive amokitta amokeitta comitative – amokeineen

Anagrams

• koma, moka, mokša

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Norwegian

Etymology

From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Adverb

amok

1. amok

Derived terms

• gå amok
• løpe amok

Related terms

• berserkergang

References

• “amok” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Noun

amok m (Cyrillic spelling амок)

1. Condition of amok behaving.