different between jink vs zink

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century.

Noun

jink (plural jinks)

1. A quick evasive turn.

Derived terms

• high jinks
• jinky

Translations

Verb

jink (third-person singular simple present jinks, present participle jinking, simple past and past participle jinked)

1. (intransitive) To make a quick evasive turn or turns to confuse pursuers, incoming fire, etc.
   • 1786, Robert Burns, "Address to the Devil", Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect volume I:

     But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet.

   • 1943, G B Warnes, Hints and Tips for Beginners (and others) in Whirlwind Bombers Attacking Shipping, National Archives AIR 27/1551

     Do not jink. This serves no purpose and will only spoil your run in.

   • 1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

     A man on skis was coming fast after him. […] Bond […] gave a deep sigh of anger, and put on all the speed he could, crouching low and jinking occasionally to spoil the man's aim.
2. (transitive) To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.
   • 2000, Mack Maloney, Shuttle Down ?ISBN

     Jink it he did. Norton pushed the aircraft left just as he was at the bottom of his loop.

3. (intransitive, card games) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.
4. To elude; to cheat.

Translations

English

Noun

zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

1. (music, countable) A type of cornett.
2. (uncountable) Obsolete form of zinc.
   • 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2

     It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.

Derived terms

• zinkist

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• jing

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Noun

zink

1. zinc (Element)

Danish

Etymology

From German Zink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senk/, [se????]

Noun

zink n or c (singular definite zinket or zinken)

1. zinc

Further reading

• zink on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Zink (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z??k/
• Hyphenation: zink
• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun

zink n (uncountable)

1. zinc

Derived terms

• verzinken
• zinken (“made of zinc”)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sink
• ? Indonesian: seng

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

zink

1. first-person singular present indicative of zinken
2. imperative of zinken

German

Verb

zink

1. singular imperative of zinken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zinken

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?z???k]

Noun

zink n

1. (uncountable) zinc
2. A part of zinc

Inflection

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Malay

Alternative forms

• seng
• ?????
• ????

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ze?(k?)]
• Rhymes: -ze?, -e?

Noun

zink (Jawi spelling ????)

1. zinc (Element)

Synonyms

• ayan / ?????
• timah sari / ???? ?????

Swedish

Etymology

From German Zink

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?nk/

Noun

zink c (uncountable)

1. zinc

Declension

Derived terms

• förzinka

References

• zink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)