See also: funk

German

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (spark) +‎ Telegraphie (telegraphy).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʊŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

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Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. radio (technology)
Usage notes
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  • Funk is used for radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police. It can also refer to audio programs transmitted by broadcasters, but Radio is the normal word for this.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English funk.

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Noun

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Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. funk (music)
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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Funk”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 291

Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Funk f (plural Funke)

  1. spark

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