World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenloquecido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /en.lo.keˈsi.ðo/
"El toro corría enloquecido por la plaza."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a frenzied and uncontrolled manner.
"When the fire alarm sounded, the panicked crowd ran amok through the corridors."
- 1
Out of control or violently unmanageable.
"The escaped laboratory animals were running amok in the residential neighborhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Malay word 'amuk', meaning to rush furiously or make a murderous attack. It entered the English language in the 17th century through travelers' accounts of individuals in Southeast Asia who became uncontrollably homicidal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amok" is said worldwide
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furieux
Transliteration: /fy.ʁjø/
"La foule s'est mise à courir en tous sens."
amok
Transliteration: /aˈmɔk/
"Der Hund lief im ganzen Haus amok."
in preda al raptus
Transliteration: /in ˈprɛ.da al ˈrap.tus/
"I manifestanti sono corsi all'impazzata per la strada."
enloquecido
Transliteration: /en.lo.keˈsi.ðo/
"El toro corría enloquecido por la plaza."
desgovernado
Transliteration: /deʒ.ɡoʁ.vɐˈdu/
"O trânsito ficou desgovernado após a tempestade."
बेक़ाबू
Transliteration: bekaboo
Script: बेक़ाबू होकर
"भीड़ बेक़ाबू होकर सड़कों पर दौड़ने लगी।"
发狂
Transliteration: fākuáng
"这只受惊的野兽在森林里横冲直撞。"
제어할 수 없는
Transliteration: je-eo-hal su eops-neun
"군중이 통제불능 상태로 날뛰었다."
乱心して
Transliteration: ranshin shite
"群衆がパニックになって暴走した。"
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