minka

minka (third person singular past indicative minkað, third person plural past indicative minkaði, supine minkaði)

1. to lessen

• minke

From Old Norse minka.

• IPA^(key): /²mɪŋkɑ/

minka (present tense minkar, past tense minka, past participle minka, passive infinitive minkast, present participle minkande, imperative minka/mink)

1. to lessen

• minska

• “minka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From mina +‎ -ka.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmin.ka/

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• Rhymes: -inka
• Syllabification: min‧ka

minka f

1. diminutive of mina (“facial expression”)

   Co taka smutna minka? ― Why the sad little face?

2. (colloquial) emoticon (graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication)

   Synonyms: emotikon, emotikona, (colloquial) emotka

   Hypernym: symbol

• minka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

minka

1. Alternative spelling of mink'a