different between lanken vs janken

English

Etymology

From lank +? -en.

Verb

lanken (third-person singular simple present lankens, present participle lankening, simple past and past participle lankened)

1. (intransitive) To become lank or lanky; grow thin.

English

Alternative forms

• jan-ken-pon

Etymology

From Japanese ????? (janken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d????k?n/

Noun

janken (uncountable)

1. (games) The game of rock paper scissors.

Further reading

• janken on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch janken, further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k?n

Verb

janken

1. to whine
2. (informal) to cry

   (Brabant) Zit hij daar te janken gelijk een klein kind!

   Synonym: blèren

Inflection

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly ultimately imitative, see jengelen (“whine, drone”).

Verb

janken

1. to whine, to make a whining sound
2. to whine, to whinge

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: janken
• Limburgish: janke

References

Further reading

• “janken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “janken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN