zinken

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  to sink

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) made of zinc

Adjective

 * 1)  zinc

Etymology 2

 * Sense 1 was borrowed in the beginning of the 20th century from Rotwelsch, a cant or thieves' argot, in which its verb zinkenen is documented since the 19th century.
 * Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.

Verb

 * 1)  mark
 * 2)  mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)
 * 1)  mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)
 * 1)  mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)