Dschunke

German

Alternative forms

  • Junke, Juncke (archaic)

Etymology

From Italian giunco / giunca, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك (junk), from Malay jong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong), from Old Javanese joṅ (“seagoing ship”), probably ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (“boat”). Compare English junk, Dutch jonk, French jonque, Spanish junco.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dschunke f (genitive Dschunke, plural Dschunken)

  1. junk (Chinese sailing vessel)

Declension

Declension of Dschunke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dschunke die Dschunken
genitive einer der Dschunke der Dschunken
dative einer der Dschunke den Dschunken
accusative eine die Dschunke die Dschunken

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