woc

See also: WOC

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Wogeo with c as a placeholder.

Symbol

woc

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wogeo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Wogeo terms

Chinese

Etymology

In a predictive pinyin-based input method, typing "woc" will offer 臥槽／卧槽 (wòcáo, “what the fuck”).

Interjection

woc

1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) (astonishment) WTF

Middle English

Adjective

woc

1. alternative form of woke

Muong

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *vɔːk. Cognate with Vietnamese voọc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔk⁷/, [wɔk⁷ ~ βɔk⁷]

Noun

woc

1. langur

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002), Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎^[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /woːk/
• Rhymes: -oːk

Verb

wōc

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of wacan

Welsh

Etymology

From English wok, from Cantonese 鑊 / 镬 (wok⁶).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔk/

Noun

woc m or f (plural wociau, not mutable)

1. wok

Mutation

H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “woc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies