yok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒk/

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Reversal of goy, with final devoicing.

Alternative forms

• eok
• yuk

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {yẹkʷ}
• IPA^(key): /jɘkʷ/, [e̯e͡okʷ]

Noun

yok

1. you (singular); thou.

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Noun

yok

1. water

References

• Robert D. Bugenhagen, Salme E. Bugenhagen, Ro ta ipiyooto sua Mbula Uunu = Mbula-English dictionary (2007, SIL)

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰖𐰸‎ (yok, “no; is not, there is not”), from Proto-Turkic *yōk (“no; is not, there is not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jok/

Determiner

yok

1. there isn't, there aren't (not a verb)

   Kitapta 150 sayfa yok.

   There aren't 150 pages in the book.

2. it doesn't exist

   Pirinç var mı? — Hayır, hiç yok.

   Is there any rice? — No, there isn't at all.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of not have.

   Teyzem veya dayım yok.

   I don't have an aunt nor an uncle. (lit. Neither my aunt nor my uncle are there.)

4. prohibited, forbidden

   Sigara içmek yok!

   No smoking cigarettes! (lit. There is no smoking cigarettes!)

Particle

yok

1. no, nope

   Beni anlıyor musun? — Yok.

   Do you understand me? — No.

Interjection

yok

1. no, nope

Noun

yok (plural yoks)

1. yoke