جنك

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Persian چنگ (čang, harp), from Middle Persian [script needed] (čang, harp), from which earlier already borrowed صَنْج (ṣanj, harp; cymbal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جَنْك or جُنْك (jank or junkm (plural جُنُوك (junūk))

  1. harp, or a kind thereof
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Etymology 2

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From Malay jong, from Hokkien (chûn, boat).

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Noun

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جُنْك (junkm (plural جُنُوك (junūk))

  1. junk, a flat Southeast Asian ship with two to three masts and square bows
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian جنک.

Noun

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جنك (cenk)

  1. battle, war
    Synonyms: پیکار, حرب, صاواش

Descendants

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  • Armenian: ճենկ (čenk)