"bk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Demotic Egyptian]

IPA: /ˈβoːʔək/ [Demotic, Early], /βoːk/ [Demotic, Late]
Etymology: From Egyptian bA-k:H_SPACE-A1 (bꜣk, “servant”). Etymology templates: {{inh|egx-dem|egy|bꜣk|<hiero>bA-k:H_SPACE-A1</hiero>|servant|tr=<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">bꜣk</i>}} Egyptian bA-k:H_SPACE-A1 (bꜣk, “servant”) Head templates: {{head|egx-dem|noun|g=m|head=}} m
  1. servant
    Sense id: en-bk-egx-dem-noun-KVryxVxx Categories (other): Demotic Egyptian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Demotic Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Demotic Egyptian]

Forms: ⁠ [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Egyptian bA-k:H_SPACE-w-D40:Z2 (bꜣkw, “work, taxes, tribute”). Etymology templates: {{inh|egx-dem|egy|bꜣkw|<hiero>bA-k:H_SPACE-w-D40:Z2</hiero>|work, taxes, tribute|tr=<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">bꜣkw</i>}} Egyptian bA-k:H_SPACE-w-D40:Z2 (bꜣkw, “work, taxes, tribute”) Head templates: {{head|egx-dem|noun|g=m|head=⁠}} ⁠ m
  1. work
    Sense id: en-bk-egx-dem-noun-AOE-169V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: bks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bk (plural bks)
  1. Abbreviation of book. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: book
    Sense id: en-bk-en-noun-SBzV7K~j
  2. Abbreviation of black. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: black
    Sense id: en-bk-en-noun-lyTzGm34
  3. (video games, slang) Initialism of bad kid, an inexperienced player or noob. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: bad kid (extra: an inexperienced player or noob)
    Sense id: en-bk-en-noun-0GiZRndF Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 12 12 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 6 6 6 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 5 5 5 66 Topics: video-games

Proper name [Meroitic]

Etymology: Possibly derived from Egyptian bjk (“falcon”). Etymology templates: {{der|xmr|egy|bjk||falcon}} Egyptian bjk (“falcon”) Head templates: {{head|xmr|proper noun}} bk
  1. a male given name

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        }
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        "Abbreviation of book."
      ],
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        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "black"
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of black."
      ],
      "id": "en-bk-en-noun-lyTzGm34",
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          "black",
          "black#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "extra": "an inexperienced player or noob",
          "word": "bad kid"
        }
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          "orig": "en:Video games",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
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          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "kid",
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        ],
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          "noob"
        ]
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        "(video games, slang) Initialism of bad kid, an inexperienced player or noob."
      ],
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        "initialism",
        "slang"
      ],
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        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bk"
}

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      "lang_code": "cop",
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['canonical']: 'm' in 'm'",
  "path": [
    "bk"
  ],
  "section": "Demotic Egyptian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bk",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1241",
  "msg": "probably incorrect canonical form 'm' ignored (probably tag combination missing from xlat_head_map)",
  "path": [
    "bk"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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