ook

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Interjection

ook

1. The cry of a monkey.
   • 1995, Terry Pratchett, Soul Music

     He tapped the Librarian on the shoulder. "Excuse me —" "Ook?" "Those guys just called you a monkey," said Glod.

   • 2004, Robert Arellano, Don Dimaio of La Plata

     The irate ape cries, "Ook ook! Ai ai at!" He springs off the edge of the stone basin, clawing Cantare across the face and bursting through the door.

Synonyms

• ooh-ah-ah

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: ウキー (ja) (ukī)

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Afrikaans

Adverb

ook

1. also

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ooc, from Old Dutch ōk, ouk, from Proto-Germanic *auk.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːk
• IPA: /oːk/

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Adverb

ook

1. also, too, moreover

   Dat kan ik ook. – I can do that too.

2. (in negative sentences) either

   Ik kan dat ook niet. – I can't do that either.

3. -ever

   wie dan ook – whoever

   waar ook – wherever

4. particle for emphasis

   Het heeft ook heel lang geduurd. – It did take very long.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• ak, ake

Etymology

From Old English āc.

Noun

ook (plural ooks)

1. oak (tree)
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale

     The brighte swerdes wenten to and fro
     So hidously þat with þe leste strook
     That it semeþ þat it wolde felle an ook

Descendants

• English: oak