Yiddish

Noun

באַנק • ‎(bank) f, plural בענק ‎(benk), diminutive בענקל ‎(benkl)

1. bench
2. counter (place for preparing food in a kitchen)

   צי האָט די שלימזלניצע אָט באַשטעקט פֿלייש אויף מײַן מילכיקער באַנק?‎

   tsi hot di shlimazlnitse ot bashtekt fleysh oyf mayn milkhiker bank?

   Did that poor doofy girl just put meat on my milkhik-counter?

Etymology

Probably via German Bank from Italian banco, from Germanic (originally the same word as etymology 1).

Noun

באַנק • ‎(bank) m, f, plural בענק ‎(benk)

1. bank (institution)

Related terms

• באַנקראָטירן ‎(bankrotirn, “go bankrupt”)

Derived terms

• באַנקבעטל ‎(bankbetl, “cot, bunk”)