different between konk vs honk

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

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /h??k/, /h??k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Verb

honk (third-person singular simple present honks, present participle honking, simple past and past participle honked)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.

2. (intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
3. (intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose.
4. (slang) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.
5. (slang) To have a bad smell.
6. (informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.

Derived terms

• honker
• honking

Translations

Noun

honk (countable and uncountable, plural honks)

1. The sound produced by a typical car horn.
2. The cry of a goose.
3. (informal) A bad smell.

Translations

Interjection

honk

1. Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

honk (plural honks)

1. Clipping of honky.

Anagrams

• Kohn, khon

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch honc, likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hank-, *hunk-. Only has cognates in the Frisian languages and possibly in the Old High German placename Hancwin. Since cognates outside of Germanic are lacking, the word is probably of substrate origin. Possibly related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

honk n (plural honken, diminutive honkje n)

1. (somewhat rare) home, place where one belongs, shelter
2. (games) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports)

Synonyms

• (home): thuis, heem

Derived terms

• honkbal
• honkvast
• jeugdhonk
• krachthonk

References