תיקן

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ת־ק־ן (t-q-n)

Verb

תיקן / תִּקֵּן (tikén) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart תוקן / תֻּקַּן)

  1. to repair
  2. to correct
  3. to improve, rehabilitate
  4. to reform
  5. to amend (legislation)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

תִּיק (tík, bag) +‎ ־ָן (-án), due to the egg sack a cockroach carries. Perhaps inspired phonetically by Russian тарака́н (tarakán).

Noun

תִּיקָן (tikánm (plural indefinite תִּיקָנִים)

  1. cockroach
Synonyms