adj
Meaning 1
Keen or willing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, slang
Examples
- "Do you want to go to the movies?" "Ja, I'm bok."
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
bok
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /bɑk/
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General-South-African, Received-Pronunciation: /bɒk/
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rhymes with -ɒk
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: B AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
The clucking sound of a chicken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from German, Dutch, or Swedish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of Springbok, a player for the South African national rugby team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 5
To make the clucking sound of a chicken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck. Compare German Bock (“willingness, desire”).
Imitative
From German Bock and Dutch bok (“buck, he-goat”) and from Swedish bok (“beech”).