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From Malay ijuk.

  1. Arenga plant

jok

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jok

  1. giving

From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.

jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)

  1. (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies

    Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers nie!

    You shouldn't fib to your parents!
  2. (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes

    Jy moenie jok hier nie, hierdie is 'n ernstige sakedistrik.

    You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.

From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)

  1. (uncountable, archaic) jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood
    Synonyms: gekkigheid, scherts
  2. (countable, archaic) joke, jest, prank
    Synonyms: grap, scherts

jok n (plural jokken)

  1. Alternative form of juk

From Hokkien (jio̍k, cotton-padded mattress).

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔʔ/
  • Hyphenation: jok

jok (plural jok-jok)

  1. cushion

From Proto-Turkic *jōk.

jok

  1. no

N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jok”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko.

jok

  1. to land
  2. to alight
  3. to perch

jok

  1. Alternative form of ȝok

From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko. Compare Marshallese jok (to land, perch).

jok

  1. (intransitive) to swoop

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).

jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)

  1. (colloquial, emphatic) no, nope
    Synonym: ne