different between oke vs ole

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

Verb

oke

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of ache
2. (obsolete) simple past tense of ake

Etymology 2

See oka

Noun

oke (plural okes)

1. (historical units of measurement) Alternative form of oka.
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴?₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

References

• oke in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Etymology 3

Shortened borrowing from Afrikaans outjie.

Noun

oke (plural okes)

1. (South Africa, slang) Man; guy; bloke.
   • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:

     I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.

   • 2009 (2016), Kevin Richardson, Part of the Pride: My Life Among the Big Cats of Africa, page 39:

     When that oke talked, I listened.

Etymology 4

From Middle English oke

Noun

oke (plural okes)

1. Obsolete spelling of oak

Anagrams

• EKO, Keo

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ke??/

Etymology

From English OK

Interjection

oke

1. OK, okay

Esperanto

Etymology

ok +? -e

Adverb

oke

1. eighthly

Indonesian

Etymology

From English OK

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke/
• Hyphenation: oké

Interjection

oké

1. (colloquial) OK (acceptance, acknowledgement)

Verb

oké

1. (colloquial) OK (acceptance, acknoledgement)

Further reading

• “oke” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

oke

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Mikasuki

Noun

oke

1. water

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oke

1. inflection of oka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Ternate

Verb

oke

1. drink

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.

English

Etymology 1

Spanish olé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?le?/

Interjection

ole

1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /owl/

Adjective

ole (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of old.

Derived terms

See also

• ol'

Anagrams

• EOL, Elo, LEO, Leo, Loe, OEL, elo, leo

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish oler (“to smell”).

Verb

olé

1. to smell

Estonian

Verb

ole

1. present indicative connegative of olema
2. second-person singular imperative of olema

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ole?/, [?o?le?(?)]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: o?le

Verb

ole

1. inflection of olla:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

Anagrams

• Elo, Leo, elo

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ?lla.

Noun

ole f (plural olis)

1. earthen jar
2. cooking pot

Laboya

Noun

ole

1. friend

   Synonym: oda

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “ole”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

Latin

Verb

ol?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ole?

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ole (plural oles)

1. Alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ole

1. Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ole (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of oile (“oil”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

ole

1. Alternative form of olde (“old”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?ole/

Verb

ol?

1. inflection of ollit:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish oler.

Verb

ole

1. to smell

Volapük

Pronoun

ole

1. (dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)