English word origin

Etymology of bok

From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck. Compare German Bock (“willingness, desire”).

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Source etymology 1

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adj

Keen or willing.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck. Compare German Bock (“willingness, desire”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionbokaf
Doublet mentionbucken
Cognate mentionBockde · willingness, desire

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

verb

To make the clucking sound of a chicken.

intj

The clucking sound of a chicken.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Imitative

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