okit

Cypriot Arabic

Root
w-k-t
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَقِيد (waqīd).

Noun

okít f

  1. fire

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 468

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo.kit̪/

Noun

okit

  1. navel

Alternative forms

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics