goke

Japanese

Romanization

goke

1. Rōmaji transcription of ごけ

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gowke, gouke, gauk

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz. Doublet of ȝek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːk/, /ˈɡuːk/

Noun

goke

1. (rare) cuckoo

Derived terms

• goky

Descendants

• English: gowk, gawk
• Scots: gowk, gouk, gowk

References

• “gọ̄k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-06.