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pook

See also: pöök

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch poke, poken or Middle Low German poken (both from Proto-Germanic *puk-), which is probably imitative. See also English poke.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /poːk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pook
  • Rhymes: -oːk

Noun edit

pook m (plural poken, diminutive pookje n)

  1. poker (stick to kindle the fire in a fireplace)
    Synonym: kachelpook
  2. gearstick
    Synonym: versnellingspook

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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Semai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɔɔk (“to peel”). Cognate with Vietnamese bóc, Khmer បក (bɑɑk, “to peel”), Mon လ္ပံက်.

Verb edit

pook[1]

  1. to peel

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: po‧ok
  • IPA(key): /poˈʔok/, [poˈʔok]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoʔok/, [ˈpo.ʔok] (obsolete)

Noun edit

poók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜃ᜔)

  1. place; region; site; location
    Synonyms: purok, sityo, dako, distrito, lugar, lunan, nayon

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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