doek

See also: dök

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans doek.

Noun

doek (plural doeks)

1. (South Africa) A cloth, especially one worn on the head.
   • 1965, Doris Lessing, Landlocked, HarperPerennial 1995, p. 227:

     He said: “What have you got that filthy doek on your head for?”

Anagrams

• Doke, OKed, doke

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch *duok, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duk/

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• Rhymes: -uk

Noun

doek m, n (plural doeken, diminutive doekje n)

1. cloth, linen, fabric

doek m (plural doeken, diminutive doekje n)

1. a piece of cloth

doek n (plural doeken, diminutive doekje n)

1. screen, curtain (at the theater)
2. canvas
3. painting on canvas

Synonyms

• (piece of cloth): lap

Derived terms

Related terms

• blinddoek
• handdoek

• lendendoek
• uit de doeken doen

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: duku
  • → Dutch: doekoe
• → Indonesian: duk

Anagrams

• doke

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Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tokᴰ (“to drop”). Cognate with Thai ตก (dtòk), Lao ຕົກ (tok), Lü ᦷᦎᧅ (ṫok), Shan တူၵ်း (túuk), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜀𑜫 (tuk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /tok˥/
• Tone numbers: doek⁷
• Hyphenation: doek

Verb

doek (old orthography dɵk, Sawndip forms 𬻨, 笠, 托, 得, 獨, 堕, ⿰氵笠, 𭰚, 𮒏, 岳, ⿰忄徒, 𭢥, 独, ⿺失独, ⿱入独, ⿱不独, ⿱穴独, 𥫫, ⿰亻独)

1. to fall; to drop