goke

Japanese

Romanization

goke

Rōmaji transcription of ごけ

Middle English

Alternative forms

gowke, gouke, gauk

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz. Doublet of ȝek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːk/, /ˈɡuːk/

Noun

goke

(rare) cuckoo

Derived terms

goky

Descendants

English: gowk, gawk
Scots: gowk, gouk, gowk

References

“gọ̄k (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-06.

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