hok

See also: hök and hők

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hoks)

  1. (South Africa) A kind of small hut.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hokke, diminutive hokkie)

  1. A living shelter for domesticated animals.

Descendants
  • → English: hok

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɔk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: hok
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Etymology 1

Noun

hok n (plural hokken, diminutive hokje n)

  1. A living shelter for domesticated animals such as a kennel, cage, hut or a pen.
  2. A closet or small room.
  3. A den; a small and often dark dwelling such as a hut.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hok
    • → English: hok

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

hok

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hokken
  2. imperative of hokken
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