ook

== English == === Etymology === Imitative of the cry of an ape or monkey. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /uːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /uk/ Rhymes: -uːk === Interjection === ook (onomatopoeia) Used to represent the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey. Synonyms: ooh-ah-ah, ooh ah ah, ooh ooh aah aah, oo oo aa aa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== eek === Verb === ook (third-person singular simple present ooks, present participle ooking, simple past and past participle ooked) (intransitive) (onomatopoeia) To make the cry of an ape or monkey. (slang, ethnic slur, offensive) Of a black person: to speak gibberish or nonsense. === Anagrams === Koo, Oko == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === oek (Western Cape) ok (dialectal) === Etymology === From Dutch ook, from Middle Dutch ôoc, from Old Dutch ōk, ouk, from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic *auk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʊə̯k/ === Adverb === ook also, too, as well moreover == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch ôoc, from Old Dutch ōk, from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Compare German auch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːk/ Hyphenation: ook Rhymes: -oːk === Adverb === ook also, too, moreover Dat kan ik ook. ― I can do that too. Mentale gezondheid is ook gezondheid. ― Mental health is also health. (in negative sentences) either Ik kan dat ook niet. ― I can't do that either. -ever wie dan ook ― whoever waar ook ― wherever particle for emphasis Het heeft ook heel lang geduurd. ― It did take very long. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: ook Berbice Creole Dutch: oko Jersey Dutch: ôk Negerhollands: ook Petjo: ook Skepi Creole Dutch: oak == Low German == === Adverb === ook (German Low German) alternative form of ok == Middle English == === Noun === ook (especially Late Middle English) alternative form of ok (“oak”) == Semai == === Etymology === From Proto-Aslian *ʔoo(k/ŋ) (“wasp”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (“wasp; hornet”). Cognate with Semelai hɔŋ ("hornet"), Vietnamese ong (“bee”), Thavung ออง (“wasp”), Pacoh hong (“large bee, wasp”), Bahnar ong (“wasp”), Khmu ʔɔːŋ ("wasp"), Mon ဟိုၚ် (hang, “hornet”). === Noun === ook wasp ==== Synonyms ==== === References === == Tetum == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === ook (anatomy) spleen === References === “ook”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026