jokul

English

Etymology

From Icelandic jökull (“glacier”). Doublet of ickle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjəʊ.kəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊ.kəl/
• Rhymes: -əʊkəl
• Homophone: yokel

Noun

jokul (plural jokuls)

1. A mountain covered with ice and snow, a snow mountain.

   Meanwhile, Kailash is also the only jokul in China that was explicitly banned from climbing.

Further reading

• “jokul”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Indonesian

Etymology

jual (“sell”) +‎ -ok-, then the final diphthong elided.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.kul/, [ˈd͡ʒo.kʊl]

Verb

jokul

1. (Prokem, slang) to sell

   Ogut barusan ae jokul ntu jabu ama si Helmi

   I just sold those clothes not that long ago to Helmi.