Manlik

Gauner

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (informal, masculine, strong) petty thief, crook, racketeer
  2. (informal, masculine, strong) sly, cunning person

Frekwensie

C1
Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

Kanton Basel-Land

galgestrigg

Kanton Basel-Land

Kanton Basel-Land

galgevoogel

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡaʊ̯nər/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) Jauner, Joner (“gambler, cardsharp”), attested ca. 1500 alongside the verb jonen. Further usually derived from Yiddish יוון (Yoven/Yovon, “Greece”), from Hebrew יָוָן (yāwān), because Greeks were said to be skilful cardsharps (compare French Grec in this sense). The anlaut is due to hypercorrection based on the widespread Central German pronunciation of initial g- as /j/. The form was established by Lessing.

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