douk

See also: Douk

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• duk

Etymology

From Hindi दुःख (duḥkh), from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Noun

douk

1. distress

Middle English

Noun

douk

1. alternative form of duk (“duke”)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English ducken, from Old English *dūcan (“to dip, dive, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan.

Verb

douk (third-person singular simple present douks, present participle doukin, simple past and past participle doukt)

1. (intransitive) to duck
2. (transitive) to dunk, baptise