tuken

Chuukese

Verb

tuken

  1. to swim

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tucian (“to mistreat; to torment”) and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tucken, all from Proto-Germanic *tukkōną (“to tug; to grab; to grasp”). Doublet of touchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtukən/, /ˈtuːkən/

Verb

tuken (third-person singular simple present tuks, present participle tukende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tukked)

  1. to abuse, mistreat
  2. to plunder
  3. to tuck (gather up fabric)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tuck
  • Scots: tuck

References

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