Sooke

See also: sooké

English

Etymology

Derived from the Klallam name /súʔukʷ/ for the area around Sooke Harbor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːk/

Proper noun

Sooke

  1. A district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tziāke, kēke, from Proto-Germanic *kekǭ, *kēkǭ, *kakǭ, *keukǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”). More at cheek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soːkə/

Noun

Sooke f

  1. (anatomy) cheek
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