djunke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Javanese djong and Old Javanese jong.

Noun

djunke m (definite singular djunken, indefinite plural djunker, definite plural djunkene)

  1. (nautical) a junk (Chinese sailing vessel)
    • 2014, Ove Evald Kristiansen, Kolofon Forlag, Dekken‎[1], →ISBN:
      Problemet er når de der jævla djunkene dukker opp og seiler på tvers i farvannet og tenner parafinlykta si i siste liten.
      The problem is there when the damned junks emerge and sail across the fairway, lighting their paraffin lantern at the last moment.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Javanese djong and Old Javanese jong.

Noun

djunke m (definite singular djunken, indefinite plural djunkar, definite plural djunkane)

  1. (nautical) a junk (Chinese sailing vessel)

References

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