potchky
English
verb
Definitions
- to work in an amateur fashion for little gain
- to tinker
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פּאַטשקען (daub, smear).
Origin
Yiddish
פּאַטשקען
Gloss
daub, smear
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- па́чкать Russian
- אָנפּאַטשקען Yiddish
- פּאַטשקען Yiddish