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Klinke.

door handle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklɪŋkə/

  1. door handle

    feminine

  2. latch

    feminine · obsolete

  3. jack (type of plug or connector)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

A Low and Central German word, from Middle Low German and northern Middle High German klinke (“latch”), from Proto-West Germanic *klinku (“latch”). Eventually derived from Proto-Germanic *klinganą, probably through the sense “to cling”, alternatively through the sense “to sound” (English clink, German klingen, compare also Klinge (“blade”)). Cognate with Dutch klink, French clenche.

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