באַנק
Yiddish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German banc, from Old High German banc. Cognate with German Bank, Dutch bank, English bench.
Noun edit
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 edit
- באַנקבעטל (bankbetl, “cot, bunk”)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably via German Bank from Italian banco, from Germanic (originally the same word as etymology 1).
Noun edit
באַנק • (bank) m or f, plural בענק (benk)
- bank (institution)
Related terms edit
- באַנקראָטירן (bankrotirn, “go bankrupt”)