"phonk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɒŋk/ [Canada, General-Australian, India, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation], /fɑŋk/ [Canada, General-American], /fɔŋk/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonk.wav
enPR: fŏngk Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: Alteration of funk. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phonk (uncountable)
  1. A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap. Tags: uncountable Translations (a style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music): فُونْكْ (fūnk) [feminine] (Arabic), ֆոնք (fonkʻ) (Armenian), ফংক (phoṅko) (Assamese), フォンク (fonku) (Japanese), фонк (fonk) [masculine] (Russian), phonk [masculine] (Spanish), фонк (fonk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), fonk (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-phonk-en-noun-H-GCG~3b Disambiguation of 'a style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music': 74 26
  2. Drift phonk. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-phonk-en-noun-Vz6QRtvY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations, Musical genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brazilian phonk, drift phonk

Noun [Spanish]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English phonk. Etymology templates: {{ubor|es|en|phonk}} Unadapted borrowing from English phonk Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} phonk m (uncountable)
  1. phonk Wikipedia link: Royal Spanish Academy Tags: masculine, uncountable
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