jok

See also: jók

Acehnese

Noun

jok

1. yoke

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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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!

   You shouldn't fib to your parents!

2. (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes

   Jy moenie jok hier, dis 'n serieuse sakedistrik.

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

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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)

1. Alternative form of juk.

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Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *toko.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) 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

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Middle English

Noun

jok

1. Alternative form of ȝok

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jôk/

Adverb

jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)

1. (colloquial) no

Synonyms

• (no): ne