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Flanke

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (feminine) flank, side (of the body)
  2. (feminine) flank (side of the field)
  3. (especially, feminine) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)

Pircarînî

C2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈflaŋkə/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.

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