Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ת־ק־ן (t-q-n)

Verb

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תיקן / תִּקֵּן (tikén) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart תוקן / תֻּקַּן)

  1. to repair
  2. to correct
  3. to improve, rehabilitate
  4. to reform
  5. to amend (legislation)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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תִּיק (tík, bag) +‎ ־ָן (-án), due to the egg sack a cockroach carries. Perhaps inspired phonetically by Russian тарака́н (tarakán).

Noun

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תִּיקָן (tikánm (plural indefinite תִּיקָנִים)

  1. cockroach
Synonyms
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References

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  • תיקן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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  NODES
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