transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwäŋ-kē ]
adjective
( won·ki·er ; -est )
Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter — more at wench
Date: 1918
1. British : unsteady , shaky
2. chiefly British : awry , wrong