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Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German banc, from Old High German banc. Cognate with German Bank, Dutch bank, English bench.
Noun
באַנק • (bank) f, plural בענק (benk), diminutive בענקל (benkl)
- bench
- counter (place for preparing food in a kitchen)
צי האָט די שלימזלניצע אָט באַשטעקט פֿלייש אויף מײַן מילכיקער באַנק?- tsi hot di shlimazlnitse ot bashtekt fleysh oyf mayn milkhiker bank?
- Did that poor doofy girl just put meat on my milkhik counter?
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably via German Bank from Italian banco, from Germanic (originally the same word as etymology 1).
Noun
באַנק • (bank) m or f, plural בענק (benk)
- bank (institution)
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