barok

See also: bárok and bárók

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco.

Adjective

barok

1. baroque

Further reading

• “barok” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈrɔk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ba‧rok
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Proper noun

barok f

1. (history) the Baroque (period)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: barok
• → Papiamentu: baròk

Adjective

barok (comparative barokker, superlative barokst)

1. baroque

Inflection

Declension of barok
uninflected	barok
inflected	barokke
comparative	barokker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		barok	barokker	het barokst het barokste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	barokke	barokkere	barokste
	n. sing.	barok	barokker	barokste
	plural	barokke	barokkere	barokste
definite		barokke	barokkere	barokste
partitive		baroks	barokkers	—

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch barok, from French baroque, from Portuguese barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.rɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: ba‧rok

Noun

barok (first-person possessive barokku, second-person possessive barokmu, third-person possessive baroknya)

1. (architecture, literature) Baroque, a period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE.
2. a pearl of irregular shape.

Further reading

• “barok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.rɔk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arɔk
• Syllabification: ba‧rok

Noun

barok m inan

1. (historical, art) Baroque (A period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE)
2. (figuratively) baroqueness

   Synonym: barokowość

   Antonyms: ascetyzm, asceza

Declension

Declension of barok

	singular
nominative	barok
genitive	baroku
dative	barokowi
accusative	barok
instrumental	barokiem
locative	baroku
vocative	baroku

Derived terms

adjective

• barokowy

 

adverb

• barokowo

 

noun

• barokowość

 

Further reading

• barok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• barok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎrok/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rok

Noun

bàrok m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀рок)

1. Baroque

Declension

Declension of barok

	singular
nominative	bàrok
genitive	baròka
dative	baroku
accusative	barok
vocative	baroče
locative	baroku
instrumental	barokom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbarɔk]

Noun

barok m inan (genitive singular baroka, nominative plural baroky, genitive plural barokov, declension pattern of dub)

1. Baroque

Declension

Declension of barok

	singular	plural
nominative	barok	baroky
genitive	baroka	barokov
dative	baroku	barokom
accusative	barok	baroky
locative	baroku	barokoch
instrumental	barokom	barokmi

References

• “barok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From comic character created by Filipino cartoonist Bert Sarile in 1973, Barok, who was depicted as a “pre-historic caveman”. Possibly influenced by English baroque.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾok/ [bɐˈɾok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: ba‧rok

Adjective

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (colloquial, slightly derogatory)

1. speaking a language in a broken or unfluent manner (especially by a non-native speaker or someone with a speech disorder)

   Ang barok ng Tagalog mo!

   You're speaking broken Tagalog!

   • 1997, Virgilio S. Almario, Tradisyon at Wikang Filipino, Sentro Ng Wikang Filipino Sistemang Unibersidad Ng Pilipinas, →ISBN:

     Halatang tinamad sapagkat hindi idinulot ang iba pang makulay na kahulugan sa Ingles na "joker." Ang totoo, kung may sobra ... Ngunit ang mas mabigat na pagkaligta ay ang hindi pagpapasok sa katu- tubong "barok." Ni hindi man lamang ...

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   • 1982, Reynaldo Arquero Duque, Bagani Ubbog:

     At inilibing namin ang mga buto ni Apong Ibang sa hukay sa isang sulok ng bakuran ni Apong Isis na walang tinawag na ... May Tagalog, may Sebuwano, may Kapampangan, may Iluko, may Ingles, may Espanyol, may Pangasinense. ... 'Yan ang bilin niya, barok, paliwanag ng Amang nang magtanong ako sa kanya.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2000, Riza Faith C. Ybañez, Labor Migration & HIV/AIDS: Vulnerability of Filipino Migrant Workers:

     Like Mel, Grace no longer has plans of working abroad since she has vowed to " prioritize my child and my family. ... naging problema ko pa ay yung salita, kasi bibihira naman ang Hapon na marunong mag-Ingles. So, nag-aral kami ng konting Niponggo at medyo kahit barok na barok kaming magsalita ay nagka- kaintindihan na naman kaming mga Hapon [Perhaps, another problem I faced (at the start) ...

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Noun

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (slang, dated)

1. drug addict

   Synonym: adik

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾok/ [ˈbaː.ɾok]
• Rhymes: -aɾok
• Syllabification: ba‧rok

Noun

barok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

1. small pillow

   Synonym: almohadilya

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English baroque, from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾok/ [bɐˈɾok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: ba‧rok

Noun

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (art)

1. Baroque

Further reading

• “barok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018