A type of Southeast Asian or Filipino traditional boat or watercraft, sometimes used in shallow bays and coastal waters.
From Tagalog, Malayan, or related Southeast Asian languages, referring to a specific regional boat design. The word entered English through colonial contact and maritime trade in the Pacific region.
The bayok represents how global maritime cultures developed specialized vessels for their local environments—just as Inuit languages have multiple words for snow, maritime cultures had different boats for different water conditions, and these boats carried their language into English.
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