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yoik

yoik noun: a traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.

Noun

yoik (countable and uncountable, plural yoiks)

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

Verb

yoik (third-person singular simple present yoiks, present participle yoiking, simple past and past participle yoiked)

  1. To sing in a traditional Sami style.

Synonyms of yoik

  • luohti
  • vuolle
  • leu'dd
  • juoiggus

Forms of yoik

Noun
pluralyoiks
alternative formjoik
Verb
third-person singular presentyoiks
present participleyoiking
past participleyoiked
pastyoiked

Origin of yoik

From Northern Sami juoigat.

Questions about yoik

What does yoik mean?
Yoik means a traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
What part of speech is yoik?
Yoik can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of yoik?
The plural of yoik is yoiks.

Words near yoik in the dictionary

  1. Yoichi
  2. yoick
  3. yoicked
  4. yoicking
  5. yoicks
  6. yoik
  7. yoiked
  8. yoiker
  9. yoikers
  10. yoiking
  11. yoiks

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