different between konk vs donk

English

Verb

konk (third-person singular simple present konks, present participle konking, simple past and past participle konked)

1. Alternative spelling of conk

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

konk (singular and plural konk)

1. Clipping of konkurs.
   1. (informal, colloquial) bankrupt

Noun

konk m (definite singular konken, indefinite plural konker, definite plural konkene)

1. Clipping of konkurs.
2. Clipping of konkurranse.
3. Clipping of konkylie.

Verb

konk

1. imperative of konke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

konk (singular and plural konk)

1. Clipping of konkurs.
   1. (informal, colloquial) bankrupt

Noun

konk m (definite singular konken, indefinite plural konkar, definite plural konkane)

1. Clipping of konkurs.
2. Clipping of konkurranse.
3. Clipping of konkylie.

Verb

konk

1. imperative of konka and konke

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Noun

donk (uncountable)

1. (Britain, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

1. (slang, transitive) To hit.
   • 2007, Mardi McConnochie, Dangerous Games, page 121,

     He rested my shoulder on the lid of the toilet seat and tried pushing me out feet first, but I sagged in the middle and jack-knifed onto the floor, donking my head on the porcelain.

   • 2011, Susan Brocker, The Wolf in the Wardrobe, unnumbered page,

     Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed.

Etymology 2

A shortening of donkey.

Noun

donk (plural donks)

1. (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
2. (Australia, slang) A fool.
3. (poker, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

1. (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
   • 1947, Southerly: The Magazine of the Australian English Association, Sydney, Volumes 8-10, page 87,

     It was the scene where Steve, Blue, Charl and Pricie-ole-man all mount Seldomfed in the dark and rain on their way to rob a neighbour?s orchard. It would very likely raise a reminiscent smile or grin from one who doubled or trebled or quadrupled-donked it to school.

2. (poker slang) To make a donk bet.

Synonyms

• (provide lift on a bicycle): dink, donkey, double-bank, double-dink, double-donk, double-donkey

Derived terms

• donk bet

Etymology 3

From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank.

Alternative forms

• dunk

Adjective

donk (comparative more donk, superlative most donk)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) damp; moist; wet

Noun

donk (uncountable)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
2. (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
3. (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness

Derived terms

• donkish

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
2. (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle

Etymology 4

Originally from Miami, Florida. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

donk (plural donks)

1. A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch donc, from Old Dutch dunk, dung (in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *dungz, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eng?- (“to cover; covering”). Possibly related to donker (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??k/
• Hyphenation: donk
• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

donk f (plural donken, diminutive donkje n)

1. (rare, chiefly obsolete) A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area.
   • 2009, Marjolein Kerkhof, Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Een archeologische verwachtings- en beleidsadvieskaart, in Delfste Archeologische Rapporten 96, Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48.

   • 2011, Marjan Leunissen for On Track, Picknicken in de natuur. Verrassend op pad in de Randstad, Unieboek | Het Spectrum (publ.), ?ISBN, page 103.