amok
English
Etymology
From Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
The term first popped up in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text "The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean and Their Inhabitants", which was translated to English by Stanley.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmɒk/, /əˈmʌk/
- Rhymes: -ɒk
Adverb
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the phrase run amok.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
Noun
amok (plural amoks)
- One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
References
- https://kbbi.web.id/amuk
- Duarte Barbosa, Mansel Longworth Dames, (1518) "The book of Duarte Barbosa: an account of the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their inhabitants", Asian Educational Services, 1989, →ISBN
- Stanley, Henry E. J. ed. and trans. (1866) A description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar by Duarte Barbosa, Hakluyt Society
- Dames, Mansel Longworth (1918–1921) The book of Duarte Barbosa : an account of the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their inhabitants (2 Volumes), Hakluyt Society, OCLC 3640216
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). Displaced amog.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Czech
Danish
Etymology
From English amok or from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Adjective
amok
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the phrase gå amok.
Derived terms
- gå amok
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈmɔk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: a‧mok
- Rhymes: -ɔk
Noun
amok n (uncountable)
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of amok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | amok | amokit | |
genitive | amokin | amokien | |
partitive | amokia | amokeja | |
illative | amokiin | amokeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | amok | amokit | |
accusative | nom. | amok | amokit |
gen. | amokin | ||
genitive | amokin | amokien | |
partitive | amokia | amokeja | |
inessive | amokissa | amokeissa | |
elative | amokista | amokeista | |
illative | amokiin | amokeihin | |
adessive | amokilla | amokeilla | |
ablative | amokilta | amokeilta | |
allative | amokille | amokeille | |
essive | amokina | amokeina | |
translative | amokiksi | amokeiksi | |
instructive | — | amokein | |
abessive | amokitta | amokeitta | |
comitative | — | amokeineen |
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Derived terms
- gå amok
- løpe amok
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Derived terms
- gå amok
Serbo-Croatian
Tocharian B
Etymology
Borrowed from a Middle Persian source.
Derived terms
- amokӓşşe
- amok(ӓts)tse
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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