German

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Etymology

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With irregular devoicing from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German thunkōn, whence also (through Pennsylvania German) English dunk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊŋkən/, [-kən], [-kŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: tun‧ken
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Verb

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tunken (weak, third-person singular present tunkt, past tense tunkte, past participle getunkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to dip, dunk (immerse briefly or partly into a liquid or (of food) a condiment or sauce)
    Synonyms: tauchen, stippen, (last only with food) dippen

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Descendants

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  • Hungarian: tunkol

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