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rinkti

Pronunciation: [ˈrʲɪŋk.tʲɪ]

“rinkti” is a Lithuanian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to gather, to collect
  2. to pick
  3. to choose, to select
  4. to elect
  5. to dial

Etymology

Derived from the root seen in Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (“hand, arm”) (whence modern Lithuanian rankà (“hand, arm”)). Cognate with Latvian riñkt (“to gather”), Old Prussian senrīnka (“collects”, 3rd person singular present); outside of Baltic, compare perhaps Irish comrac (“encounter; battle”) and Welsh cyfrang (“encounter; meeting”).

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