different between lauk vs louk

English

Interjection

lauk

1. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of lawks
   • 1861, H.B. Ashmead, Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies., Philadelphia (1861), page 77:

     Lauk a mercy on me....

Anagrams

• Kalu, Kula, Luka, kula

Basque

Adjective

lauk

1. ergative indefinite of lau

Noun

lauk

1. ergative indefinite of lau

Numeral

lauk

1. ergative indefinite of lau

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lauk/, /lok/
• Hyphenation: la?uk

Noun

lauk

1. fish (vertebrate animal)
2. side dish in a rice-based meal

Synonyms

• (fish): ikan
• (side dish): gulai

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laukaz; compare Finnish laukka, Swedish lök, German Lauch, and English leek

Noun

lauk (genitive laugu, partitive lauku)

1. allium (type of plant including onion and garlic)

Inflection

Derived terms

• küüslauk

Icelandic

Noun

lauk

1. indefinite accusative singular of laukur
2. indefinite dative singular of laukur

Verb

lauk

1. first-person singular past indicative of ljúka
2. third-person singular past indicative of ljúka

Latvian

Noun

lauk m

1. vocative singular form of lauks

Lithuanian

Verb

lauk

1. second-person singular imperative of laukti

Ludian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish laukka.

Noun

lauk

1. leek
2. onion

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• løk

Etymology

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ?????? (laukaz), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lø?k/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

lauk m (definite singular lauken, indefinite plural laukar, definite plural laukane)

1. plants of the genus Allium, garlic

Derived terms

References

• “lauk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *luk?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lau?k/

Noun

lauk m

1. garlic

Sundanese

Romanization

lauk

1. Romanization of ????

Veps

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian ????? (lavka).

Noun

lauk

1. shop

English

Alternative forms

• look

Etymology 1

From Middle English louken, lowken, from Old English l?can (“to pluck out, pull up”), from Proto-Germanic *l?kan?, *leukan? (“to break, pluck, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *l??- (“to break”). Cognate with Middle Low German l?ken (“to pull, pull up”), German liechen (“to pluck”), Danish luge (“to hatch”), Latin luctor (“wrestle, fight”, verb).

Verb

louk (third-person singular simple present louks, present participle louking, simple past and past participle louked)

1. (transitive) To weed; pull up weeds.

Etymology 2

From Middle English louken, from Old English l?can (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *l?kan? (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). More at lock.

Verb

louk (third-person singular simple present louks, present participle louking, simple past and past participle louked)

1. Alternative form of lock

Etymology 3

From Middle English louk, louke, loke, of uncertain origin.

Alternative forms

• lowk

Noun

louk (plural louks)

1. (obsolete) An accomplice; partner; comrade.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?lou?k]

Noun

louk

1. genitive plural of louka

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latvian lauks.

Noun

louk

1. field