Description:

The term 'sok' refers to any kind of twisting, winding or wrapping.

Verb:

As a verb, 'sok' means to twist, turn, spin, braid, wrap, etc. It is a transitive verb taking an ergative twister and an absolutive thing twisted. With the modifier 'awjok', it takes the sense of twisting around something, so wrapping, but the modifier can be ommitted if clear from context. With the modifier 'sefys', 'held', it can have the sense of knotting.

Noun:

As a noun, 'sok' tends to mean a knot or braid, or a twisted string with the emphasis on the physical twist. The derived form 'sokka' tends to be interpreted as a wrapped thing, and as such can be used for some kinds of sandwiches using a flat break or tortilla, and for wrapped presents.

One specialised use: a 'letys sokka', or 'dead wrap', is a mummy for the type with wrappings as in the popular imagination.

Another use of the word 'sok' is as the word for a tap handle or faucet. Casually, it can refer to the entire tap apparatus. If needed to disambiguate, this meaning can be referred to as 'ny eru sok', or a 'water twist'. The verb to use to use to refer to opening the tap is 'te samor a sok', and for closing 'te jerek a sok'.

Modifier:

As a modifier, 'sokys' means wrapped or twisted.