yurk

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 約 / 约 (joek3).

Pronunciation

Verb

yurk (third-person singular simple present yurks, present participle yurking, simple past and past participle yurked)

  1. (Hong Kong, colloquial) To invite; to meet up.
    • 2024 April 19, jeongggminn_, Threads‎[1], archived from the original on 15 December 2025:
      yurk you help you make up la😋🙂‍↕️
    • 2025 August 25, ice._creamno1, Threads‎[2], archived from the original on 15 December 2025:
      byebye bb safe flight next year yurk me again

Chinese

Pronunciation

Verb

yurk

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) alternative form of 約 / 约 (joek3, “to invite”)

Maung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juɹk/

Noun

yurk class 4

  1. grave (burial place)

References

  • Heather Hewett; Anne Dineen; David Stainsby; Robin Field (2013), “yurk”, in Maung-English Interactive Dictionary‎[3], Australian Society for Indigenous Languages
  • Ruth Singer; Warruwi Community (2021), “yurk”, in Mawng to English Dictionary, Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN
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