winsk

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz. Cognate with Dutch wens and German Wunsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːnsk/, [ʋẽːsk]
• Rhymes: -eːnsk, -ẽːsk
• Hyphenation: winsk

Noun

winsk c (plural winsken)

1. wish (desire for a certain thing)

   Synonyms: begear, begearen

2. wish (that which is desired, longed for)
3. congratulations (letting it be known that one is happy with the happiness that befalls someone)

   Synonym: lokwinsk

Derived terms

nouns

• lokwinsk c

 

References

• “winsk” at Frysker
• “winsk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011