roek

See also: rök

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -uk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch roec, from Old Dutch *ruok, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz.

Noun

roek m (plural roeken, diminutive roekje n)

rook (bird)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

roek

first-person singular present indicative of roeken
imperative of roeken

Anagrams

oker, roke

Zhuang

**Zhuang cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : roek

Alternative forms

loeg

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *krokᴰ (“six”), from Old Chinese 六 (OC *ruɡ, “six”).[1] Cognate with Thai หก (hòk), Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫົກ (hok), Lü ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok), Tai Dam ꪶꪬ꪿ꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်း (húuk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hok³), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣok˥/

Tone numbers: roek⁷

Hyphenation: roek

Numeral

roek (old orthography rɵk)

six

References

Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.

[1] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.