chok

See also: chōk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חֹק (khók).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xoʊk/, /xok/

Noun

chok (plural choks or chukim)

(Judaism) A law or commandment without a comprehensible explanation or purpose.

See also

mishpat

Chinese

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): cok³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cok³
  - Yale: chok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: cog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːk̚³/

Verb

chok

(Hong Kong Cantonese) short for chok樣／chok样
(Cantonese) alternative form of 剒 (cok³)

Derived terms

chok cheat
chok住度氣 / chok住度气
chok樣 / chok样

Chuukese

Adverb

chok

just

Danish

Alternative forms

shock (unofficial, often used by medical professionals in the sense "life-threatening medical emergency")

Etymology

From French choc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sjɔk/, [ɕʌɡ̊]
Homophone: sjok

Noun

chok n (singular definite chokket, plural indefinite chok)

shock (something surprising)
(pathology) shock (life-threatening medical emergency)

Inflection

Declension of *chok*
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	chok	chokket	chok	chokkene
genitive	choks	chokkets	choks	chokkenes

Further reading

“chok” in Den Danske Ordbog
chok on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English chalk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃok/

Noun

chok

chalk