voc
to call; voice
Latin · vocare / vox, vocis
Voc and vok come from Latin vocare, "to call", and vox, "voice". They appear in words about calling, speaking, naming, or summoning something.
Memory trick
A VOCation is what you feel CALLED to do; your VOICE says it aloud.
Words from this root
- convoke (con + vok + e) — to call togetherइकट्ठा बुलाना
- equivocal (equi + voc + al) — open to more than one meaningद्विअर्थी, अस्पष्ट
- equivocation (equi + voc + ation) — vague, double-meaning speechटालमटोल, गोलमोल बात
- evoke (e + vok + e) — to call up a feelingजगाना, याद दिलाना
- invoke (in + vok + e) — to call on for helpआह्वान करना, पुकारना
- revoke (re + vok + e) — to call back, cancelरद्द करना
- unequivocal (un + equi + voc + al) — clear, with one meaningस्पष्ट, दो टूक
- unequivocally (un + equi + voc + al + ly) — in a completely clear wayसाफ़-साफ़
- vocation (voc + ation) — a calling; careerपेशा, व्यवसाय
- vocational (voc + ation + al) — related to a career skillव्यावसायिक
- vocative (voc + ative) — case used to address someoneसंबोधन कारक
- vociferate (voc + i + ferate) — to shout loudlyज़ोर से चिल्लाना