joke

English

/dʒəʊk/, /dʒoʊk/

noun
Definitions
  • An amusing story.
  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
  • (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  • (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

Etymology

Derived from Latin iocus (joke, jest, game, playing, pastime, play) derived from Proto-Italic *jokos (saying, word) derived from Proto-Indo-European *yokos (word, utterance), *yek- (speak, utter) inherited from Proto-Celtic *yaxtī (language).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*yaxtī

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Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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