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hoek

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See also: Hoek and hök

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huoc, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).

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Noun

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hoek (plural hoeke)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. (boxing) hook

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huoc, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).

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Noun

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hoek m (plural hoeken, diminutive hoekje n)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. (boxing) hook

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hoek
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hoek
  • Jersey Dutch: hûk
  • Negerhollands: hoek
  • → Indonesian: hoek, hook, huk (“land or building at a corner”)
  • → Manado Malay: huk (“corner”)
  • → North Moluccan Malay: huk (“corner”)
  • → Papiamentu: huki, hoeki
  • → Sranan Tongo: huku, uku
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: huku
    • → Caribbean Javanese: uku
    • → Kari'na: ukuru

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch hoek (“corner, angle”), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huoc, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).

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Noun

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hoek

  1. (1901–1947, also colloquial) alternative spelling of huk

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

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Verb

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hoek

  1. (colloquial) To vomit.
    Synonym: muntah
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