hok

See also: hök and hők

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hoks)

1. (South Africa) A kind of small hut.

Anagrams

• Kho

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hokke, diminutive hokkie)

1. A living shelter for domesticated animals.

Descendants

• → English: hok

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔk/

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• Hyphenation: hok
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Etymology 1

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Noun

hok n (plural hokken, diminutive hokje n)

1. A living shelter for domesticated animals such as a kennel, cage, hut or a pen.
2. A closet or small room.
3. A den; a small and often dark dwelling such as a hut.

Derived terms

• berghok
• hokken
• hondenhok
• kippenhok
• kolenhok
• washok
• werkhok

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hok
  • → English: hok

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hok

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of hokken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of hokken