Talk:Junk/@comment-213.168.108.205-20100805071638

@ Shadowolf19: Etymology of "Junk" (german "Dschunke"): Phonetic, from Chinese 船 ("ship, boat") pronounced as joong or /dzuːŋ/ in the Min-Nan (閩南語) dialect (Mandarin: chuán). Entered English language in the 17th century via Portuguese junco, from Malay jong.