tunken

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German

Etymology

With irregular devoicing from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German thunkōn, whence also (through Pennsylvania German) English dunk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊŋkən/, ,
  • Hyphenation: tun‧ken
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Verb

tunken (weak, third-person singular present tunkt, past tense tunkte, past participle getunkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to dip, dunk (immerse briefly or partly into a liquid or (of food) a condiment or sauce)
    Synonyms: tauchen, stippen, (last only with food) dippen

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Descendants

  • Hungarian: tunkol

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