wok

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English

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Etymology

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From Cantonese 鑊／镬 (wok6).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wok (plural woks)

  2. (cooking) A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.
    • 1977, Marguerite Fawdry, Chinese Childhood‎[1], →ISBN, page 86:
      The 'wok' is an efficient, all-purpose metal cooking vessel used by every housewife in China. It has two handles and is shaped like a shallow cone.
a wok being used for cooking
  1. (chiefly Europe) Any dish prepared using such a pan.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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wok (third-person singular simple present woks, present participle wokking or woking, simple past and past participle wokked or woked)

  1. To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok.

Translations

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Czech

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Noun

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wok m inan

  1. wok

Declension

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Declension of wok (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative wok woky
genitive woku woků
dative woku wokům
accusative wok woky
vocative woku woky
locative woku wocích
instrumental wokem woky

Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Cantonese 鑊／镬 (wok6).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wok m (plural woks or wokken, diminutive wokje n)

  1. wok (large cooking pan, typical of East-Asian cuisine)

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwok/, [ˈwo̞k]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification(key): wok

Noun

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wok

  1. Alternative form of wokki (“wok (dish)”)
  2. Synonym of wokkipannu (“wok (pan)”)

Declension

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Inflection of wok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative wok wokit
genitive wokin wokien
partitive wokia wokeja
illative wokiin wokeihin
singular plural
nominative wok wokit
accusative nom. wok wokit
gen. wokin
genitive wokin wokien
partitive wokia wokeja
inessive wokissa wokeissa
elative wokista wokeista
illative wokiin wokeihin
adessive wokilla wokeilla
ablative wokilta wokeilta
allative wokille wokeille
essive wokina wokeina
translative wokiksi wokeiksi
abessive wokitta wokeitta
instructive — wokein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of wok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wokini wokini
accusative nom. wokini wokini
gen. wokini
genitive wokini wokieni
partitive wokiani wokejani
inessive wokissani wokeissani
elative wokistani wokeistani
illative wokiini wokeihini
adessive wokillani wokeillani
ablative wokiltani wokeiltani
allative wokilleni wokeilleni
essive wokinani wokeinani
translative wokikseni wokeikseni
abessive wokittani wokeittani
instructive — —
comitative — wokeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wokisi wokisi
accusative nom. wokisi wokisi
gen. wokisi
genitive wokisi wokiesi
partitive wokiasi wokejasi
inessive wokissasi wokeissasi
elative wokistasi wokeistasi
illative wokiisi wokeihisi
adessive wokillasi wokeillasi
ablative wokiltasi wokeiltasi
allative wokillesi wokeillesi
essive wokinasi wokeinasi
translative wokiksesi wokeiksesi
abessive wokittasi wokeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — wokeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wokimme wokimme
accusative nom. wokimme wokimme
gen. wokimme
genitive wokimme wokiemme
partitive wokiamme wokejamme
inessive wokissamme wokeissamme
elative wokistamme wokeistamme
illative wokiimme wokeihimme
adessive wokillamme wokeillamme
ablative wokiltamme wokeiltamme
allative wokillemme wokeillemme
essive wokinamme wokeinamme
translative wokiksemme wokeiksemme
abessive wokittamme wokeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — wokeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wokinne wokinne
accusative nom. wokinne wokinne
gen. wokinne
genitive wokinne wokienne
partitive wokianne wokejanne
inessive wokissanne wokeissanne
elative wokistanne wokeistanne
illative wokiinne wokeihinne
adessive wokillanne wokeillanne
ablative wokiltanne wokeiltanne
allative wokillenne wokeillenne
essive wokinanne wokeinanne
translative wokiksenne wokeiksenne
abessive wokittanne wokeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — wokeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative wokinsa wokinsa
accusative nom. wokinsa wokinsa
gen. wokinsa
genitive wokinsa wokiensa
partitive wokiaan
wokiansa 		wokejaan
wokejansa
inessive wokissaan
wokissansa 		wokeissaan
wokeissansa
elative wokistaan
wokistansa 		wokeistaan
wokeistansa
illative wokiinsa wokeihinsa
adessive wokillaan
wokillansa 		wokeillaan
wokeillansa
ablative wokiltaan
wokiltansa 		wokeiltaan
wokeiltansa
allative wokilleen
wokillensa 		wokeilleen
wokeillensa
essive wokinaan
wokinansa 		wokeinaan
wokeinansa
translative wokikseen
wokiksensa 		wokeikseen
wokeiksensa
abessive wokittaan
wokittansa 		wokeittaan
wokeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — wokeineen
wokeinensa

Middle English

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Adjective

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wok

  1. Alternative form of woke

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English work.

Verb

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wok

  1. work

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English wok, ultimately from Cantonese 鑊／镬 (wok6).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wok m inan

  1. wok (large, oriental cooking pan)

Declension

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Declension of wok
singular plural
nominative wok woki
genitive woka/woku woków
dative wokowi wokom
accusative wok woki
instrumental wokiem wokami
locative woku wokach
vocative woku woki

The genitive singular form woku is sometimes proscribed.

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  • wok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈɔ.ki/ [ʊˈɔ.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwɔ.ki/, /uˈɔk/ [ʊˈɔk], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwɔk/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈɔk/ [ʊˈɔk], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwɔk/, /uˈɔ.ki/ [ʊˈɔ.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwɔ.ki/

Noun

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wok f or (less common) m (plural woks)

  1. wok (large round pan used in Oriental cuisine)

Spanish

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Noun

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wok m (plural woks)

  1. wok

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Swedish

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Noun

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wok c

  1. a wok (large, round-bottomed cooking pan)
    Synonym: wokpanna
  2. a dish (typically) prepared in a wok, stir-fry

Declension

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Declension of wok
nominative genitive
singular indefinite wok woks
definite woken wokens
plural indefinite wokar wokars
definite wokarna wokarnas
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References

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Tarao

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Noun

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wok

  1. pig (animal)

References

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  • 1998, People of India: Manipur (results of the Anthropological Survey of India), page 272
  • 2001, Encyclopaedia of northeast India, volume 3, →ISBN, page 230:
  • Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao), page 117

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English work.

Verb

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wok intrans., transitive wokim

  1. to work, to labor
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:19:
      Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu go bek gen long graun.”
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Noun

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wok

  1. work, job, employment
  2. obligation, duty

West Flemish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ôoc, from Old Dutch ōk, ouk, from Proto-Germanic *auk.

Adverb

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wok

  1. also, too
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