different between hox vs hok

English

Etymology 1

Noun

hox (plural hoxes)

1. (genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.

Derived terms

• hox gene

Etymology 2

Verb

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.

Synonyms

• hamstring, hock, hough

Hypernyms

• See Thesaurus:disable

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian ??? (ho?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho?x/

Noun

hox m (Arabic spelling ????)

1. plowed field

   Synonym: beyar

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “hox”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hoks)

1. (South Africa) A kind of small hut.

Anagrams

• Kho

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hok.

Noun

hok (plural hokke, diminutive hokkie)

1. A living shelter for domesticated animals.

Descendants

• ? English: hok

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k/
• Hyphenation: hok
• Rhymes: -?k

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hok n (plural hokken, diminutive hokje n)

1. A living shelter for domesticated animals such as a kennel, cage, hut or a pen.
2. A closet or small room.
3. A den; a small and often dark dwelling such as a hut.

Derived terms

• berghok
• hokken
• hondenhok
• kippenhok
• kolenhok
• washok
• werkhok

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hok
  • ? English: hok

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

hok

1. first-person singular present indicative of hokken
2. imperative of hokken