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joik

joik is the alternative form of yoik.

Meaning of yoik

Noun

yoik (countable and uncountable, plural yoiks)

  1. (uncountable) A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
  2. (countable) A song in this tradition.

See all 3 meanings of yoik

Forms of joik

Noun
pluraljoiks
Verb
third-person singular presentjoiks
present participlejoiking
past participlejoiked
pastjoiked

Words formed from joik

Questions about joik

What is joik the alternative form of?
Joik is the alternative form of yoik.

Words near joik in the dictionary

  1. Joice
  2. Joicey
  3. Joie
  4. joie de vivre
  5. Joigny
  6. joik
  7. joiked
  8. joiker
  9. joikers
  10. joiking
  11. joiks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: joik (page history and authors); yoik (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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