Bavarian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, Proto-Germanic *fulką.

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Noun edit

Voik n (plural Vejker or Vöker, diminutive Voikerl) (Central Bavarian)

  1. (collective) people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)
  2. people, population, citizens
  3. (biology) herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects