hanker

== English == === Etymology === With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hankōną, an iterative to *hanhaną (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæŋkə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ) === Verb === hanker (third-person singular simple present hankers, present participle hankering, simple past and past participle hankered) To crave, want or desire. Synonym: covet ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “hanker”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “hanker”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === harken == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === hanker m or f indefinite plural of hank == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hankar === Noun === hanker m or f indefinite feminine plural of hank