Words similar to guk
Example sentences for: guk
How can you use “guk” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
“Gook: Derisive slang for Koreans; a corruption of the Korean han'guk saram, which means Korean.
DICTIONARY LANGUAGE MEANING MEANING OR SOURCE OR DIALECT `beautiful' `country' Chen Cantonese mei gwok Nelson Japanese bi koku Tan Taiwanese bi kok Stimson Middle mj<###> ku<###>k Chinese Stimson Old Mandarin m<###> kuiiq Stimson Modern m<###> (mei) kue (gwo) (Chen) Chinese [mei] [kuo] Cragg Korean my guk Nguyen & Vietnamese quoc Durand
Like other members of this family DLG5 also has one SH3 and GUK domain.
I have no Korean or Vietnamese dictionaries, but it seems clear to me that the guk of the Korean Myguk (Cragg) and the Vietnamese quoc are all derived from an earlier form of Chinese.
The GUK domain shows a high degree of similarity to guanylate kinase enzyme, which converts GMP to GDP using ATP as a phosphate donor.