jok
See also: jók
Acehnese
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔk/
Verb
jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)
- (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies
- Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers!
- You shouldn't fib to your parents!
- (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes
- Jy moenie jok hier, dis 'n serieuse sakedistrik.
- You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔk/
- Hyphenation: jok
- Rhymes: -ɔk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)
Related terms
Marshallese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *toko.
Middle English
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jôk/
Synonyms
- (no): ne
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