different between niche vs nok

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Latin n?dus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian, Canada, Ireland, UK) IPA^(key): /ni??/
  • Rhymes: -i??
• (US) IPA^(key): /n?t??/, /ni?/, /n??/
  • Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

niche (plural niches)

1. (architecture) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.

   Synonym: nook
2. (ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
3. (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

   Synonyms: specialty, specialization,

4. (Islam) An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.

Derived terms

• fundamental niche
• niche market

Translations

Verb

niche (third-person singular simple present niches, present participle niching, simple past and past participle niched)

1. (transitive) To place in a niche.

   a niched vase

2. (transitive, marketing) To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
   • 2002, Frederick Betz, Executive Strategy (page 92)

     Product differentiation will be mostly limited to market niching and fashion.

Adjective

niche (comparative more niche, superlative most niche)

1. Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal.

Translations

See also

• niché

Anagrams

• Chien, chine, chiné

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni?/
• Hyphenation: ni?che

Noun

niche f (plural niches, diminutive nicheje n)

1. (especially in ecology and business) a niche

See also

• nis

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni?/

Etymology 1

From Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin n?dus (“nest”) (via a verb *n?dic?re).

Noun

niche f (plural niches)

1. niche
2. kennel (for dog)

Descendants

• ? Danish: niche
• ? Dutch: niche
• ? English: niche
• ? Macedonian: ???? (niša)
• ? Russian: ???? (niša)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

niche

1. first-person singular present indicative of nicher
2. third-person singular present indicative of nicher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
5. second-person singular imperative of nicher

Further reading

• “niche” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chien, chine, Chine, chiné

Norman

Etymology

From Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin n?dus (“nest”).

Noun

niche f (plural niches)

1. (Jersey) kennel

Synonyms

• câniche

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nit??e/, [?ni.t??e]

Noun

niche m (plural niches)

1. (Venezuela, slang, offensive) low-class

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nok (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nok/

Noun

nok (Bengali script ???)

1. house

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Czech

Noun

nok

1. dumpling

Declension

Synonyms

• knedle
• knedlík
• knedlí?ek

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n???]

Etymology 1

From the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cognate with Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”). In the maritime meaning, it is in borrowed from Dutch nok or Low German Nock.

Noun

nok c (singular definite nokken, plural indefinite nokker)

1. (dialect) tap
2. (nautical) yardarm, peak

Inflection

References

• “nok,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nok,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German n?ch, from Proto-Germanic *gan?gaz, cognate with Old Norse nógr, gnógr, English enough, German genug.

Determiner

nok (uninflected)

1. enough

Adverb

nok

1. enough
2. probably

References

• “nok,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nok,5” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

From Low German noch, German noch, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, cognate with Dutch nog and Gothic ???????????????? (nauh).

Adverb

nok

1. yet

References

• “nok,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nok,6” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nocke, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnakka-, related to *hnakkô (“back of the neck”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nok f (plural nokken, diminutive nokje n)

1. ridge of a roof
2. cam

Derived terms

• nokvorst

Descendants

• ? Sranan Tongo: noko

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) , “nok1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nok (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nok/

Noun

nok

1. house
2. classifier for families, households, for what is held in a house.

Derived terms

• nokchaka
• nokdang
• nokdonggaa
• noking
• nokkap
• nokpante

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-nok (“monkey”), from Pre-Hlai *C-nok (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai) IPA^(key): /nok?/

Noun

nok

1. monkey

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian ????? (noxod).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no?k/
• Rhymes: -o?k?

Noun

nok f (Arabic spelling ????)

1. chickpea

Declension

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German noch. Compare with Old Norse nógr.

Adverb

nok

1. enough
2. surely, probably

Derived terms

• riktignok

References

• “nok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German noch.

Adverb

nok

1. enough

   Du har ikkje nok pengar.

   You don't have enough money.

2. surely, probably

   Eg ser det nok.

   I'll surely see it.

References

• “nok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali ?? (nôkh), from Sanskrit ?? (nakha).

Noun

nok

1. nail (on fingers/toes)