tok

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Etymology

Clipping of Toki Pona toki pona or English Toki Pona.

Symbol

tok

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Toki Pona.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Toki Pona terms

Ainu

Alternative forms

• tuk (Sakhalin; some Hokkaido dialects)
• ト゚ㇰ

Etymology

From Proto-Ainu *tuk (“to grow; to sprout; to protrude”). The shift between /u/ and /o/ is a common dialectal variation. The root is fundamentally descriptive of a physical swelling or a sudden appearance from a surface.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tók/, [tók̚]

Verb

tok

1. To sprout; to bud.
2. To protrude; to poke out or project from a surface.
3. To peck (as a bird).

Synonyms

• hetuk (“to sprout; to be born”)
• kenituk (“to bud”)

Noun

tok

1. A protrusion; a bump; a knob.
2. A small hill or mound.

Derived terms

• tokkari (“seal”, literally “the one that makes a protrusion”)
• tokom (“a knob; a bump; a swelling”)
• tokse (“to throb; to beat (of the heart)”)
• toktokse (“to throb repeatedly; to knock”)
• etok (“nose; end; source”, literally “head-protrusion”)
• tapkop (“an isolated hill”, contains the root via *tuk-kop*)

References

• Batchelor, John (1905), An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, Tokyo: Methodist Publishing House.
• Vovin, Alexander (1993), A Reconstruction of Proto-Ainu, Leiden: Brill.
• Hattori, Shirō (1964), Ainugo Hōgen Jiten [An Ainu Dialect Dictionary], Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten.

Albanian

Etymology 1

An onomatopoeia, similar to Italian toccare (“to touch, to tap”).

Verb

tok (aorist toka, participle tokur) (transitive)

1. to cut or hit meat to mince it or make meatballs

   Synonym: grij

2. to sharpen (scythe or sickle)

   Synonym: kalit

   toku draprin ― tempering the sickle

3. knock

   Synonym: trokas

4. to hit (or handshake) someone's hand to greet them, toast someone by clinking glasses

   Synonym: çokas

   tokën duart ― they high fived

   tokën gotat ― they toasted with glasses

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of tok (active voice)

• Show compound tenses:  

		participle		tokur
		gerund		duke tokur
		infinitive		për të tokur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	tok	tok	tok	tokim	tokni	tokin
	imperfect	tokja	tokje	tokte	toknim	toknit	toknin
	aorist	toka	toke	toki	tokëm	tokët	tokën
perfect	kam tokur	ke tokur	ka tokur	kemi tokur	keni tokur	kanë tokur
past perfect	kisha tokur	kishe tokur	kishte tokur	kishim tokur	kishit tokur	kishin tokur
aorist II	pata tokur	pate tokur	pati tokur	patëm tokur	patët tokur	patën tokur
future1	do të tok	do të tokësh	do të tokë	do të tokim	do të tokni	do të tokin
future perfect2	do të kem tokur	do të kesh tokur	do të ketë tokur	do të kemi tokur	do të keni tokur	do të kenë tokur
subjunctive	present	të tok	të tokësh	të tokë	të tokim	të tokni	të tokin
imperfect	të tokja	të tokje	të tokte	të toknim	të toknit	të toknin
perfect	të kem tokur	të kesh tokur	të ketë tokur	të kemi tokur	të keni tokur	të kenë tokur
past perfect	të kisha tokur	të kishe tokur	të kishte tokur	të kishim tokur	të kishit tokur	të kishin tokur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të tokja	do të tokje	do të tokte	do të toknim	do të toknit	do të toknin
	past perfect	do të kisha tokur	do të kishe tokur	do të kishte tokur	do të kishim tokur	do të kishit tokur	do të kishin tokur
optative	present	toksha	toksh	toktë	tokshim	tokshi	tokshin
perfect	paça tokur	paç tokur	pastë tokur	paçim tokur	paçit tokur	paçin tokur
admirative	present	tokkam	tokke	tokka	tokkemi	tokkeni	tokkan
	imperfect	tokkësha	tokkëshe	tokkësh	tokkëshim	tokkëshit	tokkëshin
perfect	paskam tokur	paske tokur	paska tokur	paskemi tokur	paskeni tokur	paskan tokur
past perfect	paskësha tokur	paskëshe tokur	paskësh tokur	paskëshim tokur	paskëshit tokur	paskëshin tokur
imperative	present	—	tok	—	—	tokni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Alternative forms

• toku

Derived terms

• toka

Related terms

• tokë
• cek

Etymology 2

A semantic variation of the above mentioned verb.

Adverb

tok

1. together

   Synonyms: bashkërisht, grumbull, së bashku

Further reading

• “tok”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian ток (tok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tok]

• Audio (Baku):

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Noun

tok (definite accusative toku, plural toklar) (North Azerbaijani, colloquial, proscribed)

1. (electricity) current

   Synonym: cərəyan

   onu tok vurdu ― he got an electric shock

   toka qoşmaq ― to power up, to plug in

   toka vermək ― to give electric shocks (in order to torture or kill)

Declension

Declension of tok

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	toklar
definite accusative	toku	tokları
dative	toka	toklara
locative	tokda	toklarda
ablative	tokdan	toklardan
definite genitive	tokun	tokların

Possessive forms of tok

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokum	toklarım
sənin (“your”)	tokun	tokların
onun (“his/her/its”)	toku	tokları
bizim (“our”)	tokumuz	toklarımız
sizin (“your”)	tokunuz	toklarınız
onların (“their”)	toku or tokları	tokları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokumu	toklarımı
sənin (“your”)	tokunu	toklarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	tokunu	toklarını
bizim (“our”)	tokumuzu	toklarımızı
sizin (“your”)	tokunuzu	toklarınızı
onların (“their”)	tokunu or toklarını	toklarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokuma	toklarıma
sənin (“your”)	tokuna	toklarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	tokuna	toklarına
bizim (“our”)	tokumuza	toklarımıza
sizin (“your”)	tokunuza	toklarınıza
onların (“their”)	tokuna or toklarına	toklarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokumda	toklarımda
sənin (“your”)	tokunda	toklarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	tokunda	toklarında
bizim (“our”)	tokumuzda	toklarımızda
sizin (“your”)	tokunuzda	toklarınızda
onların (“their”)	tokunda or toklarında	toklarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokumdan	toklarımdan
sənin (“your”)	tokundan	toklarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	tokundan	toklarından
bizim (“our”)	tokumuzdan	toklarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	tokunuzdan	toklarınızdan
onların (“their”)	tokundan or toklarından	toklarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	tokumun	toklarımın
sənin (“your”)	tokunun	toklarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	tokunun	toklarının
bizim (“our”)	tokumuzun	toklarımızın
sizin (“your”)	tokunuzun	toklarınızın
onların (“their”)	tokunun or toklarının	toklarının

Derived terms

• tok vurmaq
• toklu

Further reading

• “tok” in Obastan.com.

Baba Malay

Alternative forms

• toh

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 桌 (toh, “table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toʔ/

Noun

tok

1. table (furniture)

Derived terms

• tok panjang

References

• Lee, Nala H. (2022), “tok”, in A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 357

Chickasaw

Particle

tok

1. particle used to express actions in the past.

   Hatuk nakni aiya achumpa tok.

   That man went to town.

   (literally, “That man go town (past tense).”)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tok, from Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtok]

• Audio:

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Noun

tok m inan (diminutive tůček)

1. flow

Declension

Declension of tok (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	toky
genitive	toku	toků
dative	toku	tokům
accusative	tok	toky
vocative	toku	toky
locative	toku	tocích
instrumental	tokem	toky

Related terms

nouns

• odtok
• otok
• potok
• průtok
• přítok
• roztok
• soutok
• stok
• stoka
• veletok
• vtok
• výtok
• zátoka

verbs

• téct
• tékat

Further reading

• “tok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “tok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “tok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Faroese

Etymology

From Low German tog, from Middle Low German tog, from Old Saxon *tugi, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰoːʰk/
• Rhymes: -oːʰk

Noun

tok n (genitive singular toks, plural tok)

1. train

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tok	tokið	tok	tokini
accusative	tok	tokið	tok	tokini
dative	toki	tokinum	tokum	tokunum
genitive	toks	toksins	toka	tokanna

Derived terms

compounds

• tokferð
• tokrán
• tokránsmaður
• toksamanbrestur
• tokskifti
• tokstøð
• tokvanlukka
• tokvognur

References

• "tok" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtok]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ok
• Hyphenation: tok

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

tok (plural tokok)

1. holder
2. case
3. cover
4. sheath

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	tokok
accusative	tokot	tokokat
dative	toknak	tokoknak
instrumental	tokkal	tokokkal
causal-final	tokért	tokokért
translative	tokká	tokokká
terminative	tokig	tokokig
essive-formal	tokként	tokokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tokban	tokokban
superessive	tokon	tokokon
adessive	toknál	tokoknál
illative	tokba	tokokba
sublative	tokra	tokokra
allative	tokhoz	tokokhoz
elative	tokból	tokokból
delative	tokról	tokokról
ablative	toktól	tokoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	toké	tokoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	tokéi	tokokéi

Possessive forms of tok

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tokom	tokjaim
2nd person sing.	tokod	tokjaid
3rd person sing.	tokja	tokjai
1st person plural	tokunk	tokjaink
2nd person plural	tokotok	tokjaitok
3rd person plural	tokjuk	tokjaik

Derived terms

• tokmány
• tokocska (diminutive)
• tokos

Compound words

• hegedűtok
• portok
• szemüvegtok
• tokkal-vonóval

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Turkic, probably before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare also Armenian թուխու (tʻuxu, “sturgeon”).

Noun

tok (plural tokok)

2. sturgeon (a type of fish)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	tokok
accusative	tokot	tokokat
dative	toknak	tokoknak
instrumental	tokkal	tokokkal
causal-final	tokért	tokokért
translative	tokká	tokokká
terminative	tokig	tokokig
essive-formal	tokként	tokokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tokban	tokokban
superessive	tokon	tokokon
adessive	toknál	tokoknál
illative	tokba	tokokba
sublative	tokra	tokokra
allative	tokhoz	tokokhoz
elative	tokból	tokokból
delative	tokról	tokokról
ablative	toktól	tokoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	toké	tokoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	tokéi	tokokéi

Possessive forms of tok

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tokom	tokjaim
2nd person sing.	tokod	tokjaid
3rd person sing.	tokja	tokjai
1st person plural	tokunk	tokjaink
2nd person plural	tokotok	tokjaitok
3rd person plural	tokjuk	tokjaik

Further reading

• (case, sheath): tok in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (sturgeon): tok in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtok/ [ˈt̪ɔk̚]
    • Rhymes: -ok
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtoʔ/ [ˈt̪ɔʔ]
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: tok

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese tok (“2nd person pronoun agent of passive verb”), a variant of kok.

Adverb

tok

1. just, only.
2. pure

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay tok (“tock”), onomatopoeic.

Noun

tok (plural tok-tok)

1. tock

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay [Term?].

Noun

tok (plural tok-tok)

1. (Bangka dialect) triangular shaped wooden ladder, used to pick pepper at the top

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Korean 떡 (tteok).

Noun

tok (plural tok-tok)

1. (cooking) rice cake; tteok (a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour)

Further reading

• “tok”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kokborok

Alternative forms

• tau

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *tao² (“bird”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *daw (“bird”). Cognate with Bodo (India) दाव (dao), Atong (India) taw·, Garo do·o.

Noun

tok

1. bird

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “tok”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎^[3], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 129

Kusunda

Pronoun

tok

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

References

David E. Watters (2006), “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics‎^[4], page 44

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English talk.

Verb

tok

1. to say; to speak; to talk
   • 2018 October 23, “'I wan get pikin but I no wan nack'”, in BBC News Pidgin‎^[5], archived from the original on 25 February 2025:

     E tok say, "I still dey feel pipo wella, like romantically, I still fit say dis girl fine, but e no go reach my brain to di point say I wan nack dis babe."

     He said, "I still have strong feelings for people, like romantically. I can still say that a girl is beautiful, but it won't get to my head to the point where I want to have sex with her."

   • 2025 April 23, Orla Guerin, “More dan 150 pipo injure as earthquakes shake buildings for Turkey Istanbul”, in BBC News Pidgin‎^[6], archived from the original on 13 August 2025:

     Di largest earthquake on Wednesday bin strike around 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), na wetin Turkey emergency services tok.

     The largest earthquake on Wednesday struck around 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), is what Turkey emergency services said.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

tok

1. simple past of ta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

tok

1. past of ta and taka

Pohnpeian

Alternative forms

• tuk

Etymology 1

Compare tohk (“tree stump”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tok (intransitive)

1. to be ended, to be terminated, to be stopped
2. (surgery) to be amputated

Derived terms

• tokedi

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

tok

1. (of objects) old, worn out

References

• “tok”, in New Pohnpeian-English Online Dictionary‎^[7], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi

Polabian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sóder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *taˀkos

Proto-Slavic *takъ

Polabian tok

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *takъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔk/

Pronoun

tok

1. such

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔk]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: tok
• Homophone: tog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *tokъ

Old Polish tok

Polish tok

Inherited from Old Polish tok, from Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Noun

tok m inan

1. process

   Synonyms: proces, przebieg

2. course

   tok zdarzeń ― course of events

3. (in certain collocations) train

   tok myślenia ― train of thought

4. current (part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction)
5. (in compounds) -rrhea (excessive flow)

   ślinotok ― sialorrhea

   łojotok ― seborrhea

6. (ethology) courtship display
7. (Far Masovian) synonym of koryto
   1. (Far Masovian) water trough (trough for giving water to cattle and horses)

      Hypernym: koryto

Declension

Declension of tok

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	toki
genitive	toku	toków
dative	tokowi	tokom
accusative	tok	toki
instrumental	tokiem	tokami
locative	toku	tokach
vocative	toku	toki

Derived terms

nouns

• krwotok
• łojotok
• łzotok
• płynotok
• ropotok
• ślinotok
• tokowisko

preposition

• w toku

Related terms

noun

• potok

verb

• toczyć impf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French toque.

Noun

tok m inan

1. (archaic) toque (type of hat)

   Synonym: toczek

Declension

Declension of tok

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	toki
genitive	toku	toków
dative	tokowi	tokom
accusative	tok	toki
instrumental	tokiem	tokami
locative	toku	tokach
vocative	toku	toki

Further reading

• “tok”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[8] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “tok”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[9] (in Polish)
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “tok”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 123

Polonombauk

Noun

tok

1. rain

References

• Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

• tuk

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu. Compare Tagalog ito (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toʔ/, /tuʔ/

Determiner

tok

1. this (what is being indicated)

Pronoun

tok

1. this (the thing, item, etc. being indicated)

Derived terms

• sitok (“here”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tokъ. Cognate to e-grade tȅći.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tôːk/

Noun

tȏk m inan (Cyrillic spelling то̑к)

1. flow
2. stream, current
3. flux

   sv(j)etlosni tok ― luminous flux

   energijski tok ― energy flux

4. (Croatia) spatial movement (as opposed to temporal movement, compare tijȇk)

Declension

Declension of tok

	singular	plural
nominative	tȏk	tókovi
genitive	toka	tokova
dative	toku	tokovima
accusative	tok	tokove
vocative	toče	tokovi
locative	toku	tokovima
instrumental	tokom	tokovima

Derived terms

• pòtok
• prítok
• pròtok
• tȏkom

Further reading

• “tok”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوقه (compare Turkish toka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tôːk/

Noun

tȏk m inan (Cyrillic spelling то̑к)

1. (regional) sheath, scabbard

   Synonym: korice

Declension

Declension of tok

	singular	plural
nominative	tȏk	tòkovi
genitive	toka	tokova
dative	toku	tokovima
accusative	tok	tokove
vocative	toče	tokovi
locative	toku	tokovima
instrumental	tokom	tokovima

Further reading

• “tok”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔk/, [ˈtɔk]
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

tok m inan (declension pattern of dub)

1. flow
2. current

Declension

Declension of tok
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	tok	toky
genitive	toku	tokov
dative	toku	tokom
accusative	tok	toky
locative	toku	tokoch
instrumental	tokom	tokmi

Further reading

• “tok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tóːk/

Noun

tọ̑k m inan

1. current

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	tók
gen. sing.	tóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	tók	tokôva	tokôvi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	tóka	tokôv	tokôv
dative (dajȃlnik)	tóku	tokôvoma	tokôvom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	tók	tokôva	tokôve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	tóku	tokôvih	tokôvih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	tókom	tokôvoma	tokôvi

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	tók
gen. sing.	tóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	tók	tóka	tóki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	tóka	tókov	tókov
dative (dajȃlnik)	tóku	tókoma	tókom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	tók	tóka	tóke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	tóku	tókih	tókih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	tókom	tókoma	tóki

Etymology 2

From Hungarian tok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ́k/, /tóːk/

Noun

tȍk or tọ̑k m inan

1. holder
2. case

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	tòk
gen. sing.	tóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	tòk	tóka	tóki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	tóka	tókov	tókov
dative (dajȃlnik)	tóku	tókoma	tókom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	tòk	tóka	tóke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	tóku	tókih	tókih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	tókom	tókoma	tóki

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	tók
gen. sing.	tóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	tók	tóka	tóki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	tóka	tókov	tókov
dative (dajȃlnik)	tóku	tókoma	tókom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	tók	tóka	tóke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	tóku	tókih	tókih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	tókom	tókoma	tóki

Further reading

• “tok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “tok”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan tóki, O'odham toki.

Noun

tok

1. cotton

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016), Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎^[10] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 168

Swedish

Etymology

Dialectal, perhaps of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

tok c

1. crazy person, fool, wacko (stupid and/or crazy (and silly) person)

   köra som en tok

   drive like a fool/madman

2. shrubby cinquefoil (short form of ölandstok)

Declension

Declension of tok

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tok	toks
	definite	token	tokens
plural	indefinite	tokar	tokars
	definite	tokarna	tokarnas

Derived terms

• tokrolig
• tokstolle

Related terms

• på tok
• tok-
• toka
• tokig
• tokighet

References

• “tok”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tok”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tok”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• tok in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• okt

Tagalog

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtok/ [ˈt̪ok̠̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tok

Interjection

tok (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

1. sound of knocking: knock!

   Tok! Tok! Tok! May tao po ba diyan?

   Knock! Knock! Knock! Is anyone there?

See also

• katok
• tuktok

Further reading

• “tok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English talk.

Noun

tok

1. information; message; news; speech; announcement
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:22:

     Na God i mekim gutpela tok bilong givim strong long ol. Em i tokim ol olsem, “Yupela ol kain kain samting bilong solwara, yupela i mas kamap planti na pulapim olgeta hap bilong solwara. Na yupela ol pisin, yupela i mas kamap planti long graun.”

     →New International Version translation

2. rumour
3. word
4. language

Derived terms

• Tok Pisin
• tokples (“language”)
• tok orait (“permission, consent”)

Related terms

• toktok

Verb

tok intrans., transitive tokim

1. (intransitive) to speak, talk
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:3:

     Na God i tok olsem, “Lait i mas kamap.” Orait lait i kamap.

     And God said this, "Light must appear." So light appeared.

Derived terms

• bekim tok (“to respond”)

Related terms

• tokim

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوق (ṭoḳ), from Proto-Turkic *tok, from *tod- (“to become satiated”) or *to- (“to fill up; to close, to block”).

Cognates

• Azerbaijani tox
• Bashkir туҡ (tuq)
• Crimean Tatar toq
• Karaim тох
• Karakhanid تُقْ (toq)
• Kazakh тоқ (toq)
• Kyrgyz ток (tok)
• Old Turkic 𐱃𐰸 (t¹wk¹)
• Turkmen dok
• Uyghur توق (toq)
• Uzbek toʻq

Adjective

tok

1. Not hungry; sated, full.

   Synonym: doymuş

   Antonym: aç

2. (of fabric) thickly, densely woven
3. (of voice) deep and loud

Declension

Predicative forms of tok

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	tokum	tok muyum?
sen (you are)	toksun	tok musun?
o (he/she/it is)	tok / toktur	tok mu?
biz (we are)	tokuz	tok muyuz?
siz (you are)	toksunuz	tok musunuz?
onlar (they are)	tok(lar)	tok(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	toktum	tok muydum?
sen (you were)	toktun	tok muydun?
o (he/she/it was)	toktu	tok muydu?
biz (we were)	toktuk	tok muyduk?
siz (you were)	toktunuz	tok muydunuz?
onlar (they were)	toktular	tok muydular?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	tokmuşum	tok muymuşum?
sen (you were)	tokmuşsun	tok muymuşsun?
o (he/she/it was)	tokmuş	tok muymuş?
biz (we were)	tokmuşuz	tok muymuşuz?
siz (you were)	tokmuşsunuz	tok muymuşsunuz?
onlar (they were)	tokmuşlar	tok muymuşlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	toksam	tok muysam?
sen (if you)	toksan	tok muysan?
o (if he/she/it)	toksa	tok muysa?
biz (if we)	toksak	tok muysak?
siz (if you)	toksanız	tok muysanız?
onlar (if they)	toksalar	tok muysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

• gözü tok
• karnı tok
• tok açın hâlinden bilmez
• tok karnına
• tok tutmak
• tokgözlü
• tokluk

Related terms

• doldurmak
• dolgu
• dolgun
• dolma
• dolmak
• dolu
• doygun
• doymak

Further reading

• “tok”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tok³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4848

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German tocke, from Old High German toccha (“doll”), from Proto-Germanic *dokko (“something round”), related to *dukkǭ (“muscle, strength”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeu-k- (“to spin, shake”); cognate with German Docke (“corn dolly”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

tok f (plural toka, diminutive takla)

1. doll

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Tok”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.