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Bavarian
- drucka (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology
From Middle High German drucken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan (“to press”). Cognates include German drücken and drucken, Yiddish דריקן (drikn) and Dutch drukken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̥ruɡ̥ːŋ̩/
- Hyphenation: druckn
Verb
druckn (past participle druckt) (East Central Bavarian)
- (transitive) to press; to push (e.g., a door handle)
- (transitive, figuratively) to weigh heavy (e.g., conscience)
- (transitive) to squeeze; to hug (somebody)
- (reflexive) to shirk; to avoid (work or responsibility)
- (intransitive, of shoes) to pinch
- (transitive) to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
- (transitive) to print out
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