jainko

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a very irregular contraction of Jaungoiko (“God”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nko/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nko/ [xai̯ŋ.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nko/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nko/ [jai̯ŋ.ko]

  • Rhymes: -ai̯nko
  • Hyphenation: jain‧ko

Noun

jainko anim

  1. god, deity

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • jainko txiki (“admired person, idol”)
  • Jainkoa (“God”) (see there for further derivations)
  • jainkoaganatu (“to approach God”)
  • jainkoaizun (“fake god”)
  • jainkoaizunkeria (“idolatry”)
  • jainkoespen (“deification”)
  • jainkoetsi (“to deify”)
  • jainkogabe (“atheist”)
  • jainkogabetasun (“atheism”)
  • jainkoilo (“butterfly”)
  • jainkojale (“holier-than-thou”)
  • jainkosa (“goddess”)
  • jainkotasun (“divinity”)
  • jainkotegi (“temple, shrine”)
  • jainkoti (“devout”)
  • jainkotiar (“devout”)
  • jainkotu (“to deify”)
  • jainkozale (“devout”)
  • jainkozaletasun (“devotion”)
  • jainkozko (“divine”)
  • jainkoztatu (“to deify”)

References
  1. “jainko” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "jainko" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “jainko” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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