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hink.

bucket (container)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. bucket (container)

    common-gender
    fylla en hink med vatten
    en hink (med) vatten

  2. alcohol, vodka

    common-gender · slang
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Arguably from Middle Low German henneke, hinke, from Hinrik. If so, doublet of Henke. Compare similar shift in meaning from personal name to device in German Heinz, Dietrich and English jack. Compare Finnish hinkalo (“grain bin”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.