kinnebak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kinnebacke, from Old Dutch kinnebaco; first element from the root of modern kin (“chin”), second element from Proto-West Germanic *bakka, a substrate word of unknown affiliation; compare Latin bucca (“cheek”) and Ancient Greek φαγών (phagṓn, “jaw”); if related to the latter, they could both be from a late Proto-Indo-European *bʰagn- (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.nəˌbɑk/

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• Hyphenation: kin‧ne‧bak

Noun

kinnebak f (plural kinnebakken, diminutive kinnebakje n)

1. lower jaw, jawbone, chin (now particularly of large or pronounced ones)