טונקען

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • טינקען‎ (tinken)

Etymology

With irregular devoicing from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, duncōn, thuncōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þunkōn (“to make wet”). Compare German tunken, English dunk.

Verb

טונקען • (tunken) (past participle געטונקט‎ (getunkt))

  1. to dunk, dip

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • אײַנטונקען‎ (ayntunken, “dunk, perf., submerge, plunge”), אײַנטינקען‎ (ayntinken)
  • אַרונטערטינקען‎ (aruntertinken)
  • אויסטונקען‎ (oystunken)
  • טינקעכץ‎ (tinkekhts)
  • טונק‎ (tunk, “dip; gravy”)
  • טונקער‎ (tunker, “diver”)
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