präänik

Estonian

Präänikud, gingerbread cookies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пряник (prjanik, “gingerbread, spice cake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpræːnik/, [ˈpræːnʲikˑ]

Rhymes: -æːnik
Hyphenation: prää‧nik

Noun

präänik (genitive prääniku, partitive präänikut)

(cooking) a thick soft cookie made from a spiced dough containing honey or syrup
glasuuritud präänikud ― glazed honey biscuits
(figurative) a carrot (any motivational tool; an incentive to do something)
präänikut, mis õpetaja tööle meelitaks, paljudel koolidel pakkuda pole ― many schools do not offer carrots that would attract teachers to work

Synonym: porgand

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Declension

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References

präänik in Sõnaveeb
präänik in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
präänik in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN

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