junka

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• Jonka, юнга (junga)

Etymology

Probably from Russian юнга (junga), from German Junge. Semantically and etymologically related to Norwegian unge (“a child, a young one”) and Russian юный (junyj).

Noun

junka

1. a boy
2. a son
3. a child

References

• Ingvild Broch; Ernst H. Jahr (1984), Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag