janken

English

Alternative forms
  • jan-ken-pon

Etymology

From Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkɛn/

Noun

janken (uncountable)

  1. (games) The game of rock paper scissors.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch janken, further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Verb

janken

  1. to whine
  2. (informal) to cry
    (Brabant) Zit hij daar te janken gelijk een klein kind!
    Synonym: blèren

Inflection
Conjugation of janken (weak)
infinitive janken
past singular jankte
past participle gejankt
infinitive janken
gerund janken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jankjankte
2nd person sing. (jij) janktjankte
2nd person sing. (u) janktjankte
2nd person sing. (gij) janktjankte
3rd person singular janktjankte
plural jankenjankten
subjunctive sing.1 jankejankte
subjunctive plur.1 jankenjankten
imperative sing. jank
imperative plur.1 jankt
participles jankendgejankt
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly ultimately imitative, see jengelen (“whine, drone”).[1]

Verb

janken

  1. to whine, to make a whining sound
  2. to whine, to whinge

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: janken
  • Limburgish: janke

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “jengelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading
  • “janken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “janken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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