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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