Definition
A small can or drinking vessel, especially a metal cup used for serving drinks.
Etymology
From Dutch 'kannetje' (small pitcher), derived from 'kanne' (can/pitcher). The diminutive -kin suffix means 'small' in Dutch and was borrowed into English. Used especially in nautical and military contexts from the 16th century onward.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare himself used the word 'cannikin' in Othello—it shows up when soldiers are drinking together, making it a genuinely literary word hiding in plain sight. The -kin ending is the same one that gave us 'lambkin' and 'pumpkin,' all borrowed from Dutch traders.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
cannikin
kan-i-kin
ARالعربية
cannikin
kan-i-kin
BNবাংলা
cannikin
kan-i-kin
CACatalà
cannikin
kan-i-kin
CSČeština
cannikin
kan-i-kin
DADansk
cannikin
kan-i-kin
DEDeutsch
Cannikin
kan-i-kin
ELΕλληνικά
cannikin
kan-i-kin
ESEspañol
cannikin
kan-i-kin
FAفارسی
cannikin
kan-i-kin
FISuomi
cannikin
kan-i-kin
FRFrançais
cannikin
kan-i-kin
HEעברית
cannikin
kan-i-kin
HIहिन्दी
cannikin
kan-i-kin
HUMagyar
cannikin
kan-i-kin
IDBahasa Indonesia
cannikin
kan-i-kin
ITItaliano
cannikin
kan-i-kin
MSBahasa Melayu
cannikin
kan-i-kin
MYမြန်မာ
cannikin
kan-i-kin
NLNederlands
cannikin
kan-i-kin
NONorsk
cannikin
kan-i-kin
PLPolski
cannikin
kan-i-kin
PTPortuguês
cannikin
kan-i-kin
RORomână
cannikin
kan-i-kin
RUРусский
cannikin
kan-i-kin
SVSvenska
cannikin
kan-i-kin
SWKiswahili
cannikin
kan-i-kin
TAதமிழ்
cannikin
kan-i-kin
TEతెలుగు
cannikin
kan-i-kin
TRTürkçe
cannikin
kan-i-kin
UKУкраїнська
cannikin
kan-i-kin
URاردو
cannikin
kan-i-kin
VITiếng Việt
cannikin
kan-i-kin