阔克 (Kuòkè): Kok / Cock (transliteration of…

Meanings

1 Kok / Cock (transliteration of foreign surname or place name); in Xinjiang place names, often the Uyghur element 'kök' meaning 'blue/green'

Characters

阔

kuò

wide; vast (used for 'kok' sound)

克

kè

to overcome (used for 'k' sound)

Examples

阔克苏河流经新疆。

Kuòkè-Sū hé liújīng Xīnjiāng.

The Kok-su River flows through Xinjiang.

他姓阔克,是从荷兰来的。

Tā xìng Kuòkè, shì cóng Hélán lái de.

His surname is Kok and he is from the Netherlands.

Tips

culture

In Xinjiang Uyghur place names, 阔克 transliterates 'kök' (blue/green) — as in 阔克苏 (Kok-su, 'blue water') and 阔克塔什 (Kok-tash, 'blue stone'). It also serves as a phonetic rendering of Dutch surnames like Kok (e.g. former Dutch PM Wim Kok).