amok

Norwegian Nynorsk

adverb

Definitions

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
amok Finnish
Amok German
Amok laufen German
ámokfutó Hungarian
amok Dutch, Flemish
amok French
amok Norwegian Bokmål
amouco Portuguese
amok Danish
amok Czech
amok Serbo-Croatian
amok Cebuano
loufan Old High German
amuk Malay
אמוק Hebrew (modern)