Etymograph

English

juk

Juk may come from Cantonese 粥.

  1. Cantonesemodern粥1zuk1uncertain
  2. Englishtodayjuk1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English juk

Lineage

  1. Cantonesemodern粥Wiktionary, English jukzuk1uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayjukWiktionary, English juk

Every English word from Cantonese 粥

Today it means

noun Synonym of congee.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “juk”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Cantonese 粥 / juk

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