Definition
A sharp pain or cramp; to cause a crink or sharp pain by twisting; a crick.
Etymology
Variant or dialectal form of 'crick,' itself from Middle English with possible Scandinavian origins. The '-nk' ending appears in similar words like 'kink' and 'clink.'
Kelly Says
A 'crink' in your neck (what most people call a 'crick') is one of those perfect onomatopoetic words—the sound of the word mimics the sharp pain itself. Variants like 'crink' and 'crick' show how English tolerates multiple pronunciations for the same sensation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርንክ (Kirnk)
kir-nk
ARالعربية
خدش (Khdash)
kh-dash
BNবাংলা
ক্রিঙ্ক (Krink)
kri-ngk
DEDeutsch
Runzel
ruhn-zel
ELΕλληνικά
Ρυτίδες (Rytides)
ree-tee-des
ESEspañol
Arrugas
ar-roo-gas
FAفارسی
چروک (Chroq)
cho-rok
FRFrançais
Froufrou
fru-fru
GUGU
ક્રિંક (Krink)
kri-ngk
HIहिन्दी
झुर्रियाँ (Jhuriyan)
jhu-ree-yan
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kerutan
ke-ru-tan
KMKM
ក្រិនក់ (Krink)
kri-ngk
KO한국어
주름 (Jureum)
ju-reum
MRMR
क्रिंक (Krink)
kri-ngk
MSBahasa Melayu
Kerut
ke-rut
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့် (Kyin)
kyeen
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿੰਕ (Krink)
kri-ngk
PLPolski
Zmarszczka
zmar-shch-ka
PTPortuguês
Enrugado
en-roo-ga-doo
RUРусский
Заломы
za-lo-my
TAதமிழ்
குழம்பு (Kuzhambu)
ku-zham-bu
TEతెలుగు
క్రింక్ (Krink)
kri-ngk
THไทย
รอยย่น (Roi yen)
roi yen
TRTürkçe
Kırışıklık
kir-ish-lik
UKУкраїнська
Зморшки
zmor-shki
URاردو
کُرُک (Kuruk)
ku-ruk
VITiếng Việt
Nếp nhăn
nep-neh-n
ZH中文
皱纹 (Zhuòwén)
zhwò-wén