woikn

See also: Woikn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • woika (West Central)
  • wålgn (Southern, Tyrol)
  • wålchn (Southern, Carinthia)

Etymology

From Middle High German walken, from Old High German walcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną. Cognates include German walken, Dutch walken, English walk, waulk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoeɡ̥ːŋ̩/, [-ɡ̥ːɴ̩]

Verb

woikn (past participle gwoikt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (transitive) to tan (in leather-making), to full, to walk (in felt-making)
  2. (transitive) to knead dough
  3. (transitive) to roll out dough
    Synonym: auswoikn

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • auswoikn
  • Woiker
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