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spree
English
Etymology
Unknown. Some theories listed at Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “spree”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp?i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
spree (plural sprees)
- (in combination) Uninhibited activity.
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:
- (dated) A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
- Synonym: carousal
Usage notes
Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.
Derived terms
- killing spree
- shooting spree
- shopping spree
Translations
Verb
spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)
- (intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.
- Synonym: carouse
Further reading
- “spree”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “spree”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere
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amok
English
Alternative forms
- amuck, amock
Etymology
From Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text "The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean and Their Inhabitants", which was translated to English by Stanley.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?k/, /??m?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Adverb
amok (comparative more amok, superlative most amok)
- Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the phrase run amok.
Derived terms
- run amok
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: amok
- ? Czech: amok
- ? Danish: amok (or directly from Dutch amok)
- ? Finnish: amok
- ? German: Amok
- ? Hebrew: ????? (ámok)
- ? Norwegian: amok
- ? Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ????
- Latin: amok
- ? Swedish: amok
Translations
Noun
amok (plural amoks)
- One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
- The act of running amok.
Verb
amok (third-person singular simple present amoks, present participle amoking, simple past and past participle amoked)
- Synonym of run amok
References
- https://kbbi.web.id/amuk
- Duarte Barbosa, Mansel Longworth Dames, (1518) "The book of Duarte Barbosa: an account of the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their inhabitants", Asian Educational Services, 1989, ?ISBN
- Stanley, Henry E. J. ed. and trans. (1866) A description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar by Duarte Barbosa?[1], Hakluyt Society
- Dames, Mansel Longworth (1918–1921) The book of Duarte Barbosa : an account of the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their inhabitants (2 Volumes), Hakluyt Society, OCLC 3640216
Anagrams
- Kamo, Moak, Omak, mako, moka
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). Displaced amog.
Verb
amok
- to run amok
Noun
amok
- one who runs amok
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
amok
- a surf; waves that break on an ocean shoreline
Czech
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Noun
amok m
- Condition of amok behaving.
Danish
Etymology
From English amok or from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Adjective
amok
- Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in the phrase gå amok.
Derived terms
- gå amok
Related terms
- berserkergang
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay amuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??m?k/
- Hyphenation: a?mok
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
amok n or m (plural amoks)
- (historical, chiefly uncountable) A murderous frenzy, a killing spree in Malay culture.
- (historical, countable) One who runs amok, someone who is on such a killing spree.
- Synonym: amokmaker
- (uncountable) uproar, riot, noise
Derived terms
- amokmaker
Descendants
- ? Danish: amok (or through English amok)
Finnish
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Noun
amok
- amok (one who runs amok)
Declension
Derived terms
- amokjuoksija
- amokjuoksu
Anagrams
- koma, mako, moka
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Adverb
amok
- amok
Derived terms
- gå amok
- løpe amok
Related terms
- berserkergang
References
- “amok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Adverb
amok
- amok
Derived terms
- gå amok
References
- “amok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.m?k/
Noun
amok m inan
- running amok (act of behaving disruptively or uncontrollably)
- Synonym: sza?
- running amok (act of going on a killing spree)
- (colloquial) mania (violent derangement)
- Synonyms: mania, obsesja, szajba, sza?
Declension
Further reading
- amok in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- amok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).
Noun
amok m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Condition of amok behaving.
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
- ?mok
Etymology
Borrowed from a Middle Persian source.
Noun
amok ?
- art, artifice, craft
Derived terms
- amokä??e
- amoktse
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) , “amok”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, ?ISBN, page 21
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