Choak

/tʃoʊk/ verb

Definition

An archaic or dialect spelling of 'choke,' meaning to block the passage of air or to strangle.

Etymology

From Middle English choken, from Old English (ge)ceocan; the 'choak' spelling is a historical variant that persists in some regional dialects and historical documents.

Kelly Says

Old spellings like 'choak' show us that English was still figuring out how to spell sounds—even common words like 'choke' had multiple accepted versions in the 1600s, which would drive modern spell-check absolutely crazy!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
اختناق
i-kh-ta-naq
BNবাংলা
কুম্ভ
kum-b
CACatalà
choak
cho-ak
CSČeština
udusit
oo-dus-it
DADansk
svinge
svin-ge
DEDeutsch
ertrinken
er-trin-ken
ELΕλληνικά
πνιγμός
pni-gmos
ESEspañol
ahogar
a-ho-gar
FAفارسی
Suffocation
Suffocation
FISuomi
hukkua
hu-kkua
FRFrançais
s'étouffer
se-tu-fer
GUGU
ચોક
cho-k
HAHA
choak
cho-ak
HEעברית
לכבות
le-k-vot
HIहिन्दी
कतराना
kat-ra-na
HUMagyar
fuldo
ful-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
tercekik
ter-cek-ik
IGIG
choak
cho-ak
ITItaliano
annegare
an-ne-ga-re
JA日本語
窒息
chitsu-ki
KKKK
сөт
so-t
KMKM
ស្លាប់
s-la-ap
KO한국어
질식
jil-sik
MRMR
चोक
cho-k
MSBahasa Melayu
tercekik
ter-cek-ik
MYမြန်မာ
လွန်ကြော
lon-kya
NLNederlands
verstikken
ver-sti-kken
NONorsk
svelge
svel-ge
PAPA
ਚੋਕ
cho-k
PLPolski
dusić
doo-sich
PTPortuguês
sufoco
su-fo-ko
RORomână
sufoca
su-fo-ka
RUРусский
душить
doo-shee
SVSvenska
drowned
drowned
SWKiswahili
kufunga
ku-fun-ga
TAதமிழ்
விழுங்க
vi-zhu-ng
TEతెలుగు
నరిగిపోవు
na-ri-gi-po-vu
THไทย
ขาดอากาศ
khaat-a-kat
TLTL
mamatay
ma-ma-tay
TRTürkçe
boğulmak
bo-gu-lmak
UKУкраїнська
душити
doo-shee-ti
URاردو
بھونکنا
bho-n-kna
VITiếng Việt
ngạt thở
ngat-tho
YOYO
choak
cho-ak
ZH中文
窒息
zhìxī
ZUZU
choak
cho-ak

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