präänik

Estonian

Präänikud, gingerbread cookies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пряник (prjanik, “gingerbread, spice cake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpræːnik/, [ˈpræːnʲikˑ]

• Rhymes: -æːnik
• Hyphenation: prää‧nik

Noun

präänik (genitive prääniku, partitive präänikut)

1. (cooking) a thick soft cookie made from a spiced dough containing honey or syrup

   glasuuritud präänikud ― glazed honey biscuits

2. (figurative) a carrot (any motivational tool; an incentive to do something)

   präänikut, mis õpetaja tööle meelitaks, paljudel koolidel pakkuda pole ― many schools do not offer carrots that would attract teachers to work

   Synonym: porgand

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Declension

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References

• präänik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “präänik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “präänik”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN