"jynx" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɪŋks/ Forms: jynges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋks Etymology: An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴῠγξ (íunx, “Eurasian wryneck”, “Jynx torquilla”; figuratively “a spell or charm”, “passionate yearning”), which see for an explanation of the development of its senses. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|iynx||wryneck}} Latin iynx (“wryneck”), {{der|en|grc|ἴυγξ|ἴῠγξ|Eurasian wryneck”, “Jynx torquilla”; figuratively “a spell or charm”, “passionate yearning}} Ancient Greek ἴῠγξ (íunx, “Eurasian wryneck”, “Jynx torquilla”; figuratively “a spell or charm”, “passionate yearning”) Head templates: {{en-noun|jynges}} jynx (plural jynges)
  1. A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
    Sense id: en-jynx-en-noun-rxlKl8UX Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 37 23 40
  2. (transferred sense) A charm or spell. Synonyms: jinx
    Sense id: en-jynx-en-noun-yQ2zq5HQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 37 23 40
  3. The name of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy. Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-jynx-en-noun-yOSk1x1m Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 34 9 57 Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 37 23 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 25 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 25 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: iynx [in the 19th century] (alt: adaptations of the Latin nominative singular, iynx), jynx [from the 17th century onwards], iyng (alt: adaptations of the Latin stem, iyng-), jyng [both disused after the 17th century] Derived forms: jinx Related terms: jyngine

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