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beckna

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Tavringer Romani bickna, bäckna (to sell), from Romani bikinel (to sell). and to Hindi बेचना (becnā, sell). Related to Sanskrit विक्रीणाति (vikrīṇāti, to sell) and Pali vikkiṇāti (he sells).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beckna (present becknar, preterite becknade, supine becknat, imperative beckna)

  1. (slang) to sell (usually illicit drugs or stolen goods), to peddle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beckna (weak)
active passive
infinitive beckna becknas
supine becknat becknats
imperative beckna
imper. plural1 becknen
present past present past
indicative becknar becknade becknas becknades
ind. plural1 beckna becknade becknas becknades
subjunctive2 beckne becknade becknes becknades
present participle becknande
past participle becknad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Gerd Carling (2005) “beckna”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 76
  • Slangopedia

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