Etymology

juk

J8U1K5

Today it means: Synonym of congee. Full definition →

Cantonese 粥 ← Korean 죽
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from죽
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from粥
  3. English todayjuk

Borrowed from Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) or Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and jook.

Words from the same roots

Cantonese粥 all →

jook

Korean죽 all →

jook

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.