thoka

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þoka, cognate with Danish tåge, Norwegian Bokmål tåke, Swedish töcken, Middle Low German dake, Latvian tuce (rain cloud), Old English *þuh (from geþuxian (to become dark, cloudy).

Noun

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abdissa f

  1. fog, mist

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: tåka

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Sanskrit स्तोक (stoka).

Adjective

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thoka

  1. small, little
  2. short
  3. unimportant, insignificant

Noun

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thoka n

  1. a trifle

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thoka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead