alok

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *e(n)zuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlok/ [ʔaˈl̪ok]
• Hyphenation: a‧lok

Verb

alók (plural aralok, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. to invite

   Synonyms: agda, imbitar, kombida

Derived terms

• alokon
• mag-alok

Cypriot Arabic

Root
'-k-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَا (hā) +‎ Arabic الْوَقْت (al-waqt), literally “this time”. Cognate to South Levantine Arabic and North Levantine Arabic هلق (hallaʔ, hallaq, “now”).

Adverb

alok

1. now

Derived terms

• ost alok

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

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.lok]

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Verb

alok (epenthetic form aloko)

1. to call

   De tomialoko ‘Mama!’.

   And I call her ‘Mommy!’.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlok/ [ʔɐˈlok̠̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: a‧lok

Noun

alók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. offer; proposition
2. bid; offered price

Derived terms

• alukin
• ialok
• mag-alok
• umalok

Anagrams

• kalo, lako, loka