janken

English

Alternative forms

• jan-ken-pon

Etymology

From Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːŋkɛn/

Noun

janken (uncountable)

1. (games) The game of rock paper scissors.

Further reading

• janken on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch janken, further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Verb

janken

1. to whine
2. (informal) to cry

   (Brabant) Zit hij daar te janken gelijk een klein kind!

   Synonym: blèren

Inflection

Conjugation of janken (weak)
infinitive	janken
past singular	jankte
past participle	gejankt
infinitive	janken
gerund	janken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	jank	jankte
2nd person sing. (jij)	jankt, jank2	jankte
2nd person sing. (u)	jankt	jankte
2nd person sing. (gij)	jankt	jankte
3rd person singular	jankt	jankte
plural	janken	jankten
subjunctive sing.1	janke	jankte
subjunctive plur.1	janken	jankten
imperative sing.	jank
imperative plur.1	jankt
participles	jankend	gejankt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly ultimately imitative, see jengelen (“whine, drone”).

Verb

janken

1. to whine, to make a whining sound
2. to whine, to whinge

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: janken
• Limburgish: janke

Further reading

• “janken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “janken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN