vok
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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Matal
Related terms
References
- Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “vok”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 44
Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognates include Zou vok and Burmese ဝက် (wak).
References
- Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō.
Noun
vok f (definite singular voka, indefinite plural voker, definite plural vokene)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “vok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.
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)
Derived terms
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
Derived terms
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40