See also: Roek

Dutch

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Corvus frugilegus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ruk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: roek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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roek m (plural roeken, diminutive roekje n)

  1. the rook, Corvus frugilegus

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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roek

  1. inflection of roeken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Zhuang

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Zhuang cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : roek

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *krokᴰ (six), from Old Chinese (OC *ruɡ, “six”).[1] Cognate with Thai หก (hòk), Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫົກ (hok), ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok), Tai Dam ꪶꪬꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်း (húuk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk), Bouyei rogt, Nong Zhuang choak.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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roek (1957–1982 spelling rɵk)

  1. six

References

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  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, pages 47–68.