pook

See also: pöök

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch poke, poken or Middle Low German poken (both from Proto-Germanic *puk-), which is probably imitative. See also English poke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːk/

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• Hyphenation: pook
• Rhymes: -oːk

Noun

pook m (plural poken, diminutive pookje n)

1. poker (stick to kindle the fire in a fireplace)

   Synonym: kachelpook

2. gearstick

   Synonym: versnellingspook

Derived terms

• kachelpook
• versnellingspook

Related terms

• poken

Anagrams

• koop

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɔɔk (“to peel”). Cognate with Vietnamese bóc, Khmer បក (bɑɑk, “to peel”), Mon လ္ပံက်.

Verb

pook

1. to peel

Synonyms

• cherwòòk
• gubal
• wòòk

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pooc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• puok — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /poˈʔok/ [poˈʔok]
    • Rhymes: -ok
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpoʔok/ [ˈpo.ʔok] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: po‧ok

Noun

poók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜃ᜔)

1. place; region; site; location

   Synonyms: purok, sityo, dako, distrito, lugar, lunan, nayon

Derived terms

• kapookan
• karatig-pook
• pampook
• pook-dalanginan
• pook-paaralan
• pook-sapot

 

Further reading

• “pook”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018