pook
See also: pöök
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch poke, poken or Middle Low German poken (both from Proto-Germanic *puk-), which is probably imitative. See also English poke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pook
- Rhymes: -oːk
Noun
pook m (plural poken, diminutive pookje n)
- poker (stick to kindle the fire in a fireplace)
- Synonym: kachelpook
- gearstick
- Synonym: versnellingspook
Derived terms
- kachelpook
- versnellingspook
Related terms
- poken
Anagrams
- koop
Semai
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɔɔk (“to peel”). Cognate with Vietnamese bóc, Khmer បក (bɑɑk, “to peel”), Mon လ္ပံက်.
Verb
pook[1]
- to peel
Synonyms
- cherwòòk
- gubal
- wòòk
References
- Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pooc – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
- puok – obsolete
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧ok
- IPA(key): /poˈʔok/, [poˈʔok]
- IPA(key): /ˈpoʔok/, [ˈpo.ʔok] (obsolete)
Noun
poók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜃ᜔)
- place; region; site; location
- Synonyms: purok, sityo, dako, distrito, lugar, lunan, nayon
Derived terms
- kapookan
- karatig-pook
- pampook
- pook-dalanginan
- pook-paaralan
- pook-sapot
Further reading
- “pook”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018