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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench.
Noun
bink (plural binks)
- (UK, Northern England, Scotland, dialect) A bench.
Etymology 2
Clipping of binky.
Noun
bink (plural binks)
- A pacifier.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani beng, from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga).[1][2]
Originally Bargoens, attested since 1731.
Pronunciation
Noun
bink m (plural binken, diminutive binkje n)
- a muscular, stout, or tough man
- Synonym: bikkel
- 2011, Harlan Coben, Levenslijn (Myron Bolitar series), tr. by Martin Jansen in de Wal, Meulenhoff Boekerij (publ.).
Derived terms
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Scots
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English benk, from Old English benċ, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with English bench.
Noun
bink (plural binks)
- bench, ledge
- (archaic) shelf, storage rack
Etymology 2
Noun
bink (plural binks)
- (Hawick) Alternative form of byke