Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ת־ק־ן (t-q-n)

Verb edit

תיקן / תִּקֵּן (tikén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart תוקן / תֻּקַּן)

  1. to repair
  2. to correct
  3. to improve, rehabilitate
  4. to reform
  5. to amend (legislation)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

תִּיק (tík, bag) +‎ ־ָן (-án), due to the egg sack a cockroach carries. Perhaps inspired phonetically by Russian тарака́н (tarakán).

Noun edit

תִּיקָן (tikánm (plural indefinite תִּיקָנִים)

  1. cockroach
Synonyms edit