soek

See also: sök

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch zoeken, from Middle Dutch soeken, from Old Dutch *suoken, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti.

Verb

soek (present soek, present participle soekende, past participle gesoek)

1. to search, seek

Derived terms

• soektog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”).

Noun

soek (plural soeks)

1. market, souq, bazaar, street of shops

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

soek m (plural soeks, diminutive soekje n)

1. souq, bazaar

Further reading

• soek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl