jengelen

Dutch

Etymology

Frequentative of janken (“to whine”), perhaps ultimately of imitative origin and related to Old French jangler (“to entertain”), as well as modern English jangle.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.ŋə.lə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋələn

Verb

jengelen

  1. to whimper; drone; whine
    Synonyms: dreinen, mekkeren, zaniken, zeiken

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “jengelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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