"Funk" meaning in All languages combined

See Funk on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Funks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Funk (plural Funks)
  1. A surname

Noun [German]

IPA: /fʊŋk/ Audio: De-Funk.ogg Forms: Funks [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Funk [nominative, singular], Funks [genitive, singular], Funk [dative, singular], Funk [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ʊŋk Etymology: Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (“spark”) + Telegraphie (“telegraphy”). Etymology templates: {{backformation|de|funken}} Back-formation from funken, {{com|de|Funken|Telegraphie|t1=spark|t2=telegraphy}} Funken (“spark”) + Telegraphie (“telegraphy”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. radio (technology) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Funk-de-noun-SWvTxJJA Categories (other): German back-formations, German entries referencing ambiguous etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Radio Disambiguation of German entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 62 38 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 81 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 71 29 Disambiguation of Radio: 83 17 Derived forms: Amateurfunk, Buschfunk, Flurfunk, Funkantenne, Funkempfänger, Funkerkompanie, Funkersoldat, Funkfrequenz, Funkgerät, Funkloch, Funksender, Funksignal, Funkverbindung, Funkwelle, Funkwerbung, Hörfunk, Polizeifunk, Rundfunk, Seefunk, Staatsfunk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [German]

IPA: /faŋk/ Forms: Funks [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Funk [nominative, singular], Funks [genitive, singular], Funk [dative, singular], Funk [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -aŋk Etymology: Borrowed from English funk. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:funk}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "funk", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Funk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Funk">, {{bor+|de|en|funk}} Borrowed from English funk Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. funk (music) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Funk-de-noun-LdErz0kd Categories (other): Music Disambiguation of Music: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Plautdietsch]

Forms: Funke [plural]
Head templates: {{head|pdt|noun|plural|Funke|g=f}} Funk f (plural Funke)
  1. spark Tags: feminine Derived forms: Funkestoppsel Related terms: funkle
    Sense id: en-Funk-pdt-noun-kvRzgJ5Z Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "funk (music)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "funk",
          "funk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/faŋk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aŋk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Funk"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Funkestoppsel"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Funke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Funke",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Funk f (plural Funke)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "funkle"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Plautdietsch 1-syllable words",
        "Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Plautdietsch feminine nouns",
        "Plautdietsch lemmas",
        "Plautdietsch nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spark",
          "spark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Funk"
}

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