Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joki, from Proto-Uralic *joke.[1] Cognate with Estonian jõgi (“river”), Karelian jogi (“river”), Veps jogi (“river”), Northern Sami johka, Moksha Йов (Jov, “Moksha river”), Northern Mansi я̄ (â̄, “river”), archaic Hungarian jó.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈjoki/, [ˈjo̞k̟i] Rhymes: -oki Hyphenation(key): jo‧ki

Noun

joki river (large stream which drains a landmass)