Prok

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Noalath

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Source

Coined by Terry Brooks in the book The Wishsong of Shannara.

Source Spelling

prock

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔk/

Noun

prok (nominative/objective singular)

  1. prock (stone chasm that can actively swallow people whole)
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative prok proki u frok u froki
Objective prok prokik ü prok ü prokik
Genitive brok broka an brok an broka
Vocative e froka e frokik

Creation and Usage Notes

Prock is one of the very few terms I took directly from the Shannara series. Given that it's a rock chasm, I thought "prock" was rather an unfortunate term, so I decided to make it a native Noalath word, with the similarity to "rock" being incidental.

-David J. Peterson 16:15, 12 January 2020 (PST)