nork
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Unknown, originally used in Australia, attested since the 1960s. One theory suggests that the source is Norco Co-operative, a butter manufacturer that featured a cow's udder on package labels, but this is considered dubious.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /nɔːk/
(General American) IPA(key): /nɔɹk/
(General Australian) IPA(key): /noːk/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
=== Noun ===
nork (plural norks)
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
Kron, N. Kor., NKRO, Ronk, knor
== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
From nor (“who”) + -k (ergative suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nork/ [nork]
Rhymes: -ork
Hyphenation: nork
=== Pronoun ===
nork
ergative indefinite of nor; who
==== Usage notes ====
Both nor and nork are both translated as "who", but nork refers to the subject of a transitive verb:
Nork ikusi du? ― Who saw her?
To ask about the object of a transitive verb or the subject of an intransitive verb, nor is used:
Nor ikusi du? ― Who did she see?
Nor dator? ― Who's coming?
==== Derived terms ====