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Definition 2024
yuk
yuk
English
Interjection
yuk
- (onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.
Noun
yuk (plural yuks)
- Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
Verb
yuk (third-person singular simple present yuks, present participle yukking, simple past and past participle yukked)
- To laugh exuberantly.
Derived terms
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Anagrams
Marshallese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- MED phonemes: {yẹkʷ}
- IPA phonemes: /jɘkʷ/
- IPA articulation: [e̯e͡okʷ]
Noun
yuk
References
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *yä́kwë, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, whence also Latin equus, Old Irish ech. Compare with Tocharian B yakwe.
Noun
yuk