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amok
amok
English
Alternative forms
Adverb
amok (comparative more amok, superlative most amok)
- Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous
- In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the phrase run amok.
Derived terms
Translations
in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
Noun
amok (plural amoks)
- One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Noun
amok m
- Condition of amok behaving.
Finnish
Etymology
From English, from Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Noun
amok
Declension
| Inflection of amok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amok | amokit | |
| genitive | amokin | amokien | |
| partitive | amokia | amokeja | |
| illative | amokiin | amokeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | amok | amokit | |
| accusative | nom. | amok | amokit |
| gen. | amokin | ||
| genitive | amokin | amokien | |
| partitive | amokia | amokeja | |
| inessive | amokissa | amokeissa | |
| elative | amokista | amokeista | |
| illative | amokiin | amokeihin | |
| adessive | amokilla | amokeilla | |
| ablative | amokilta | amokeilta | |
| allative | amokille | amokeille | |
| essive | amokina | amokeina | |
| translative | amokiksi | amokeiksi | |
| instructive | — | amokein | |
| abessive | amokitta | amokeitta | |
| comitative | — | amokeineen | |