English Explanatory Dictionary

shiok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Delightful, pleasurable.

Pronunciation

[ʃjok̚] [-oʔ]

Word forms

shiok

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay syok (“pleasing; attractive”). Doublet of shoke. Cognate with Punjabi ਸ਼ੌਕ (śauk, “eagerness; hobby”).

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