באַנק

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German banc, from Old High German banc. Cognate with German Bank, Dutch bank, English bench.

Noun

באַנק • (bank) f, plural בענק‎ (benk), diminutive בענקל‎ (benkl)

  1. bench
  2. counter (place for preparing food in a kitchen)
    ‏צי האָט די שלימזלניצע אָט באַשטעקט פֿלייש אויף מײַן מילכיקער באַנק?‎‎
    tsi hot di shlimazlnitse ot bashtekt fleysh oyf mayn milkhiker bank?
    Did that poor doofy girl just put meat on my milkhik-counter?

Etymology 2

Probably via German Bank from Italian banco, from Germanic (originally the same word as etymology 1).

Noun

באַנק • (bank) m or f, plural בענק‎ (benk)

  1. bank (institution)
Derived terms
  • באַנקראָטירן‎ (bankrotirn, “go bankrupt”)
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