"nork" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [Basque]

IPA: /nork/, [nork] Audio: LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-nork.wav
Rhymes: -ork Etymology: From nor (“who”) + -k (ergative suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|eu|nor<t:who>|-k<pos:ergative suffix>}} nor (“who”) + -k (ergative suffix) Head templates: {{head|eu|pronoun form|cat2=interrogative pronoun forms}} nork
  1. ergative indefinite of nor; who Tags: ergative, form-of, indefinite Form of: nor (extra: who) Derived forms: nork daki (english: who knows), nork esan (english: who would have guessed), nork jakin (english: who knows)
    Sense id: en-nork-eu-pron-VI7h0Q7A Categories (other): Basque entries with incorrect language header, Basque terms suffixed with -k

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɔːk/ [UK], /noːk/ [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-nork.ogg [Australia] Forms: norks [plural]
Etymology: Unknown, originally used in Australia, attested since the 1960s. One theory suggests that the source is Norco Co-operative, a butter manufacturer that featured a cow's udder on package labels, but this is considered dubious. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} nork (plural norks)
  1. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. Wikipedia link: Green's Dictionary of Slang, Norco Co-operative Tags: in-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-nork-en-noun-NqL3Aq-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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