האָקן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô. Cognate with German Haken, Dutch haak, English hook.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈhɔkŋ̩/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ˈhaːkŋ̩/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈhuːkŋ̩/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈhukŋ̩/

Noun

האָקן • (hoknm, plural האָקנס (hokns)

  1. hook