Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hinken, from Old High German hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *hinkan, from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną.

Verb

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הינקען (hinken) (past participle געהונקען (gehunken))

  1. limp (to walk lamely)

Usage notes

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The past participle געהינקט (gehinkt) is also used.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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