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knock

/ˈnɒk/NOK
/ˈnɑk/NAHK

Meaningto knock, beat, strike

Common meaning: rap on a door or hit something

Journey through time

  1. Cornishexoucye‘to knock, beat, strike’source
  2. Old Englishcnucian‘knock’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishknokken‘knock’source
  4. Englishknock‘rap on a door or hit something’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Cornish exoucye ‘to knock, beat, strike’.

Roots

  • exoucye Cornish “to knock, beat, strike”

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