amok
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- amok one who runs amok
Etymology
Derived from English amok derived from Portuguese amouco derived from Malay amuk (go on a killing spree, attacking, killing frenziedly).
Origin
Malay
amuk
Gloss
go on a killing spree, attacking, killing frenziedly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amok English
- amokjuoksija Finnish
- amokjuoksu Finnish
- juoksija Finnish
- juoksu Finnish
- Amok German
- Amok laufen German
- ámokfutó Hungarian
- amok Dutch, Flemish
- amok French
- amok Norwegian Bokmål
- amouco Portuguese
- amok Norwegian Nynorsk
- amok Danish
- amok Czech
- amok Serbo-Croatian
- amok Cebuano
- loufan Old High German
- amuk Malay
- אמוק Hebrew (modern)