"janken" meaning in All languages combined

See janken on Wiktionary

Verb [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-janken.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑŋkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch janken, further etymology unknown. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|janken}} Middle Dutch janken, {{unk|nl|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{nl-verb}} janken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|jank}} Forms: weak [table-tags], janken [infinitive], janken [gerund, neuter], jank [first-person, present, singular], jankte [first-person, past, singular], jankt [present, second-person, singular], jankte [past, second-person, singular], jankt [formal, present, second-person, singular], jankte [formal, past, second-person, singular], jankt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], jankt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], jankte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], jankte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], jankt [present, singular, third-person], jankte [past, singular, third-person], janken [plural, present], jankten [past, plural], janke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], jankte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], janken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], jankten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], jank [imperative, present, singular], jankt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], jankend [participle, present], gejankt [participle, past]
  1. to whine
    Sense id: en-janken-nl-verb-IgoM5HMw Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (informal) to cry Tags: informal Synonyms: blèren
    Sense id: en-janken-nl-verb-pVY01nWW Categories (other): Brabantian Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkɛn/
Etymology: From Japanese じゃんけん (janken). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|じゃんけん|tr=janken}} Japanese じゃんけん (janken) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} janken (uncountable)
  1. (games) The game of rock paper scissors. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: jan-ken-pon
    Sense id: en-janken-en-noun-0d2cfiYt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 69 7 9 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch onomatopoeias: 9 9 63 9 10 Topics: games

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Etymology: Unknown. Possibly ultimately imitative, see jengelen (“whine, drone”). Etymology templates: {{unk|dum}} Unknown, {{onomatopoeic|dum|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} janken, {{dum-verb}} janken
  1. to whine, to make a whining sound
    Sense id: en-janken-dum-verb-JVLb53R1
  2. to whine, to whinge
    Sense id: en-janken-dum-verb-Z2DRu0P1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for janken meaning in All languages combined (6.5kB)

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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Japanese",
        "English terms derived from Japanese",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The game of rock paper scissors."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "games",
          "game#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "rock paper scissors",
          "rock paper scissors"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(games) The game of rock paper scissors."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɒŋkɛn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jan-ken-pon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "janken"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
    "Middle Dutch onomatopoeias",
    "Middle Dutch terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Middle Dutch verbs",
    "Middle Dutch weak verbs"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "janken"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: janken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: janken"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "li",
            "2": "janke"
          },
          "expansion": "Limburgish: janke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Limburgish: janke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "title": "imitative"
      },
      "expansion": "imitative",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Possibly ultimately imitative, see jengelen (“whine, drone”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "janken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "janken",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to whine, to make a whining sound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whine",
          "whine"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to whine, to whinge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whine",
          "whine"
        ],
        [
          "whinge",
          "whinge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nicoline van der Sijs"
  ],
  "word": "janken"
}

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