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Pink
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pink
English
Pronunciation
en En-au-Pink.ogg AU
Etymology 1
+ (surname)
As an English surname, from en ang pinca chaffinch. This would not be a native Germanic inheritance as the expected form would be ang finc, thus probably borrowed or contaminated from en la-vul *pincio (see fr pinson) and its related parallels.
Also as an English surname, from rare en enm pink something small, presumably related to en pinkie.
As a en de - occupational surname for a blacksmith, from en imitative de pink(e)pank, after the sound of hammering.
As a en dsb - surname, variant of en Pjeńk, see en Penk.
Proper noun
en.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
en slang derogatory dated An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Anagrams
en iknp knip
en eponyms
German
Etymology
From the adjective de pink.
Pronunciation
de /pɪŋk/
de Pink
de
Noun
n,,s
pink (color)
Declension
n,,s
See also
References
de Pinks
Saterland Frisian
stq Ringfinger Finger names
Etymology
Related to nl pink.
Pronunciation
stq /ˈpɪŋk/
stq Pink
Noun
m Pinke
little finger
References
stq Fingers