האָקן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• האַקן (hakn)
• האַקע (hake)

Etymology

From Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô. Cognate with German Haken, Dutch haak, English hook.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔkŋ̩/
• (Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːkŋ̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːkŋ̩/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈhukŋ̩/

Noun

האָקן • (hokn) m, plural האָקנס (hokns)

1. hook