jok

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jok"

Acehnese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay ijuk.

Noun

jok

1. gomuti (Arenga pinnata)

Etymology 2

Verb

jok

1. to give

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔk/

Verb

jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)

1. (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies

   Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers nie!

   You shouldn't fib to your parents!

2. (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes

   Jy moenie jok hier nie, hierdie is 'n ernstige sakedistrik.

   You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔk/
• Hyphenation: jok
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)

1. (uncountable, archaic) jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood

   Synonyms: gekkigheid, scherts

2. (countable, archaic) joke, jest, prank

   Synonyms: grap, scherts

Related terms

• jokken

Etymology 2

Noun

jok n (plural jokken, no diminutive)

1. alternative form of juk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 褥 (jio̍k, “cotton-padded mattress”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʔ/ [ˈd͡ʒɔʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: jok

Noun

jok (plural jok-jok)

1. cushion

Further reading

• “jok”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jōk.

Adjective

jok

1. no

References

N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jok”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *gaˑg. Cognate with Ahtna gaac.

Root

jok

1. to glide
2. to impale
3. multiple objects fall

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Momentaneous	joyh	jok	jeyh	joyh
Customary	jwyh	jwyh	jwyh	jwyh

Derived terms

• jwk, jwɬ (“skewer”)

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 230-231

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *Toka, from Proto-Oceanic *toka.

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [tʲɔkʷ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲɛkʷ/
• Bender phonemes: {jekʷ}

Verb

jok

1. to land
2. to alight
3. to perch

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Middle English

Noun

jok

1. alternative form of ȝok

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *Toka (“to settle, alight”), from Proto-Oceanic *toka (“to come to shore, settle down”). Compare Marshallese jok (“to land, perch”).

Verb

jok

1. (intransitive) to swoop

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jôk/

Adverb

jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)

1. (colloquial, emphatic) no, nope

   Synonym: ne