trunk

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Têgeh

کهمهر

جانتا

Pircarînî

B2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/tɹʌŋk/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English tronke, trunke, from Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”). For the verb, compare French tronquer, and see truncate. Doublet of truncus and tronk.

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