hunker
English
WOTD – 10 March 2008
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhʌŋkə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌŋkɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(r)
Etymology 1
Originally Scottish. Origin unknown, but probably of Germanic origin, perhaps *hunk- or *huk-. Probable cognates include Old Norse húka, Dutch huiken, and German hocken.
Verb
hunker (third-person singular simple present hunkers, present participle hunkering, simple past and past participle hunkered)
Derived terms
Translations
To crouch or squat close to the ground
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Etymology 2
Unknown
See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏŋkər
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