Etymology

shoke

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Today it means: A hobby, a favourite pursuit or whim. Full definition →

Hindi शौक़ ← Arabic شَوْق
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromشَوْق
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromशौक़
  3. English todayshoke

Borrowed from Hindi शौक़ (śauq), ultimately from Arabic شَوْق (šawq). Doublet of shiok.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.