באַנק

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋk/

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)

1. bench
2. 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

• באַנקבעטל (bankbetl, “cot, bunk”)

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)

1. bank (institution)

Related terms

• באַנקראָטירן (bankrotirn, “go bankrupt”)