Masculine

amok

Meaning

  1. (historical, masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) a murderous frenzy, a killing spree in Malay culture
  2. (countable, historical, masculine, neuter, no-diminutive) one who runs amok, someone who is on such a killing spree
  3. (masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) uproar, riot, noise

Translations

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aːˈmɔk/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Malay amuk.

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