"tnikker" meaning in Maltese

See tnikker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtnɪk.kɛr/
Etymology: Apparently from Arabic تَنَكَّرَ (tanakkara). The Maltese sense of workshyness (seen as a grave character flaw) could derive directly from the original meaning “to change to a dubious or negative state”. An alternative path might be “to disguise oneself” → “to feign, affect” → “to act unwillingly”. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|تَنَكَّرَ}} Arabic تَنَكَّرَ (tanakkara) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jitnikker|vn=tnikkir}} tnikker (imperfect jitnikker, verbal noun tnikkir) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|tnikkirt|tnikkirt|tnikker|tnikkret|tnikkirna|tnikkirtu|tnikkru|nitnikker|titnikker|jitnikker|titnikker|nitnikkru|titnikkru|jitnikkru|tnikker|tnikkru}} Forms: jitnikker [imperfect], tnikkir [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], tnikkirt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], tnikkirt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], tnikker [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], tnikkirna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], tnikkirtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], tnikkru [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], tnikkirt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], tnikkirt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], tnikkret [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], tnikkirna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], tnikkirtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], tnikkru [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nitnikker [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], titnikker [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jitnikker [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nitnikkru [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], titnikkru [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jitnikkru [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nitnikker [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], titnikker [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], titnikker [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nitnikkru [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], titnikkru [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jitnikkru [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], tnikker [imperative, second-person, singular], tnikkru [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to be workshy, to work little or reluctantly
    Sense id: en-tnikker-mt-verb--DsoiLN7 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. to loiter, hang around, lie in
    Sense id: en-tnikker-mt-verb-XcZXHrXY
     
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