tunke

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰuŋkə/
  • Rhymes: -uŋkə
  • Syllabification: tun‧ke

Verb

tunke

  1. to dip, to dunk

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive tunke
participle getunkd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich tunke
du tunkst tunk
er/sie/es tunkd
meer tunke
deer tunkd tunkd
sie tunke

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV tunke
Brazilian standard tunke
New Tribes tunque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuŋke]

Noun

tunke

  1. child with parents, nonorphan

Derived terms

References

  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 222, 223, 399:tunke 'not an orphan' [] tunke - child with parents