vok

See also: vòk, vök, vők, Vők, and vǫk

Lai

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Zou vok and Burmese ဝက် (wak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vok (plural vokhna, diminutive vokte)

1. pig

Matal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [və́k]

Noun

vok

1. body

Related terms

• sləɓ

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Zou vok and Burmese ဝက် (wak).

Noun

vok (plural vokte)

1. pig

References

• Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vòk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō.

Noun

vok f (definite singular voka, indefinite plural voker, definite plural vokene)

1. ice hole

   Synonyms: ishol, råk

2. polynya (if naturally formed)

   Synonym: polynja

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vok

1. imperative of vòka and voka

References

• “vok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

Noun

vok (plural vokte, diminutive vokte)

1. pig

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Zotung Chin

Alternative forms

• vog, voh (vernacular spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Burmese ဝက် (wak), Tibetan ཕག (phag) and Zou vok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voːk/
• Hyphenation: vok

Noun

vok m (genitive singular vokke/voge, accusative/transitive plural vokae/vokæ, feminine vopi, diminutive voktro/votero)

1. pig

Derived terms

• vokso

 

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Burmese ဝက် (wak) and Tibetan ཕག (phag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vôk/
• Hyphenation: vok

Noun

vòk (plural vokte, diminutive vòkte)

1. pig

Derived terms

• voksa

 

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40