# jynx

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪŋks/ · frequency rank #82,440

## Definitions
1. A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
2. A charm or spell.
3. One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.

## Etymology
An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jynx