# lok
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɔk/

### Etymology 1

From Dutch lokken, from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.

#### Verb

lok (present lok, present participle lokkende, past participle gelok)
* (transitive) to lure, to bait

### Etymology 2

From Dutch lok, from Middle Dutch locke.

#### Noun

lok (plural lokke, diminutive lokkie)
* lock of hair

## Czech
### Etymology

Deverbal from lokat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlok]
* Rhymes: -ok

### Noun

lok m inan (diminutive loček)
* gulp, swallow of a liquid
    Synonyms: doušek, hlt

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “lok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “lok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “lok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɔk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: lok
* Rhymes: -ɔk
* Homophone: Lok

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch locke, from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.

#### Noun

lok f (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
* lock of hair
    Synonym: haarlok
* one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks
    Synonym: haarlok

##### Derived terms

* goudlokje
* haarlok

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: lok

### Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch loc, from Old Dutch *loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką.

#### Noun

lok n (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
* (archaic) hole
    Synonyms: gat, hol, holte

##### Derived terms

* lokerig

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lok
* inflection of lokken:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* kol

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɔːk/
* Rhymes: -ɔːk

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).

#### Noun

lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)
* lid

##### Derived terms

* augnlok

### Etymology 2

From the same origin as the "lid" sense of Etymology 1, as "closing lid" > "close, finish, end".

#### Noun

lok n pl (plural only, genitive plural loka)
* end; especially in fixed expressions
    kaupið er greitt í lok mánaðarins ― the purchase is paid at the end of the month
    í lokin ― at the end
    að lokum ― in the end
    að líða undir lok ― to come to an end

##### Derived terms

* loks

### References

* ↑ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “lok”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

### Further reading

* “lok” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈlok/ [ˈlok̚]
* Rhymes: -ok
* Syllabification: lok

### Noun

lok (plural lok-lok)
* (rail transport) Apocopic form of lokomotif (“locomotive”)

### Further reading

* “lok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Judeo-Tat
### Etymology

Akin to the synonymous Tat lak, Azerbaijani lək, Armenian լաք (lakʻ). See the Armenian entry for more.

### Noun

lok
* square-shaped bed (in a garden)

### Further reading

* Агарунов, Я., Агарунов, М. (2010) “лок”, in Большой словарь языка горских евреев джуури [Large Dictionary of the Juhuri Language of Mountain Jews]‎ (in Russian), Baku: Абилов, Зейналов и сыновья, page 162b

## Malay
### Etymology

From Javanese ꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (luk), from Old Javanese eluk.

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /loʔ/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /lʊʔ/
* Rhymes: -loʔ, -oʔ

### Adjective

lok (Jawi spelling لوق)
* crooked (having one or more bends or angles)

### Further reading

* “lok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɔːk/

### Noun

lok m (plural lokijiet)
* place
    Synonyms: mkien, post

#### Derived terms

* flok
* loki

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).

#### Alternative forms

* loc, lock, loke

#### Noun

lok (plural lokkes or loken)
* lock

##### Descendants

* English: lock
* Scots: lock
* Yola: lauckès (plural)

##### References

* “lok, n.$^2$”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2

From Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

#### Alternative forms

* loke, loc, loac, lock, lake, lac

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔːk(ə)/, /lɔk/, /ˈlaːk(ə)/

#### Noun

lok (plural lokes or lakes)
* A religious offering or sacrifice.

##### Descendants

* English: lake (dialectal)

##### References

* “lōk, n.$^3$”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Mokilese
### Verb

lok
* (intransitive) to turn, change direction

#### Derived terms

* loklok

#### References

* Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /luːk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uːk
* Hyphenation: lok

### Etymology 1

Short form of lokomotiv

#### Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka or lokene)
* a loco (short for locomotive)

##### Derived terms

* lokfører

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lok
* imperative of loke

### References

* “lok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* klo, kol-

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

Short form of lokomotiv

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lʊkː/

#### Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
* a loco (short for locomotive)

##### Derived terms

* lokførar

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse lok.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /loːk/

#### Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
* alternative form of lokk

##### Derived terms

* augelok

### References

* “lok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Locke.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔk
* Syllabification: lok

### Noun

lok m inan (diminutive loczek)
* curl, lock
    Synonym: pukiel

#### Derived terms

* lokówka

### Further reading

* lok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* lok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lóːk/

### Noun

lọ̑k m inan
* bow (weapon)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “lok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Southwestern Dinka
### Noun

lok
* pasture

### References

* Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

## Swedish
### Etymology

Short for lokomotiv

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lok n
* locomotive, engine, loco; The machine which pulls a train forward.
    Synonym: lokomotiv
* (in the capitalized definite "Loket") Leif "Loket" Olsson

#### Related terms

* ånglok
* diesellok
* ellok
* lokförare
* lokvissla

#### See also

* manövervagn (“driving trailer; control car”)

### References

* lok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* KOL, klo, kol

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English lock.

### Noun

lok
* lock

## Volapük
### Noun

lok (nominative plural loks)
* mirror

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

#### Derived terms

* lokaglätik
* lokamamagod
* lokön

## West Frisian
### Etymology

Compare English luck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lok/

### Noun

lok n (no plural, diminutive lokje)
* luck, fortune
    Synonym: gelok

#### Derived terms

* lokwinskje

#### Further reading

* “lok”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011