jooks

English

Verb

jooks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jook

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jooksu, derived from jooksma (“to run”).

Noun

jooks (genitive jooksu, partitive jooksu)

1. a run

Declension

Declension of jooks (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		jooks	jooksud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	jooksu
genitive			jooksude
partitive		jooksu	jookse jooksusid
illative		jooksu jooksusse	jooksudesse jooksesse
inessive		jooksus	jooksudes jookses
elative		jooksust	jooksudest jooksest
allative		jooksule	jooksudele jooksele
adessive		jooksul	jooksudel jooksel
ablative		jooksult	jooksudelt jookselt
translative		jooksuks	jooksudeks jookseks
terminative		jooksuni	jooksudeni
essive		jooksuna	jooksudena
abessive		jooksuta	jooksudeta
comitative		jooksuga	jooksudega

Derived terms

• jooksul

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From Fula jukka.

Noun

jooks

1. A robbery, especially one involving a weapon.
   • 2006, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Jabari: Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language:

     jooks (jüks): n./v. a robbery, usu. involving a weapon; to stay on point; to tarry

Verb

jooks

1. To stay on point.
   • 2006, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Jabari: Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language:

     jooks (jüks): n./v. a robbery, usu. involving a weapon; to stay on point; to tarry

2. To tarry.
   • 2006, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Jabari: Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language:

     jooks (jüks): n./v. a robbery, usu. involving a weapon; to stay on point; to tarry

Derived terms

• jux