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minnka.

to make smaller (in size or amount), reduce, lessen, decrease

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmiŋ̊ka]
  1. to make smaller (in size or amount), reduce, lessen, decrease

    transitive · weak
  2. to grow smaller or less, decrease (in size or amount), diminish, lessen

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse minnka, minka, from Old Norse minni, minnr, or perhaps continuing a Proto-Germanic *minnikōną (“to make smaller, lessen, decrease”). Cognate with Norwegian minka (“to diminish, grow less”), Scots mink, munk (“to grow less, diminish”).

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