knipsen

Mane

Hevwate

Werger

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(Îngilîzî)

(weak) to nip; to pinch (particularly so as to pluck or cut off)
(weak) to perforate (particularly a ticket, so as to invalidate)
(weak) to photograph
(weak) to snap one's fingers

Pircarînî

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈknɪpsən/

Hevwate bi holendî

Hevwate bi Middle Low German

In summary

From the now dated noun Knips (“flip; dab”), itself derived with the northern suffix -s from the verb Middle Low German knippen (“to flip; to slap; to wink”). Compare Dutch knippen. This verb may plausibly be thought to be derived from Middle Low German knīpen (“to squeeze”) (see kneifen), but onomatopoeia has certainly played a role in the development of this root.