wolf

From Dutch wolf, from Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch *wulf, *wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


beer

From Dutch beer, from Proto-Germanic *berô.


bot

From Dutch bot, from Middle Dutch bot. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *buttaz.


boom

From Dutch boom, from Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.


gans

→ Xhosa: urhanisi

→ Zulu: ihansi


slang

From Dutch slang (“snake, serpent”), from Middle Dutch slange (“snake, serpent”), from Old Dutch slango (“snake, serpent”), from Proto-Germanic *slangô (“snake, serpent”).

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1983, E. P. Groenewald et al. (translators), Bybel, Genesis 3:2

The woman answered the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden.

Die vrou het die slang geantwoord: “Ons mag eet van die vrugte van die bome in die tuin."


tak

From Dutch tak (“branch, twig, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”).


sog

From Dutch zog or zoog, dialectal variants of zeug, from Middle Dutch soge, suege, from Old Dutch *soga, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu.


by

From Dutch bij, from Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī.


raaf

From Dutch raaf, from Middle Dutch rāve, from older rāven by reanalysis, from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.


peer

From Dutch peer, from Middle Dutch pēre, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin pirum.


appel

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appel (plural appels, diminutive appeltjie)

→ Xhosa: i-apile

From Dutch appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch *appel, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.


das

From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


dassie

→ English: dassie

das + -ie.
diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).


vy

Backformation from vye, plural of vyg, from Dutch vijg.


beet

From Dutch beet, variant of biet, from Middle Dutch bete, from Latin bēta.


haas

From Dutch haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch *haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.


eend

From Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-.


bok

→ Xhosa: ibhokhwe

From Dutch bok (“buck, male goat”), from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch buc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.


meerkat

desctree

→ English: meerkat, meercat, mierkat
→ Japanese: ミーアキャット (mīakyatto)
→ Korean: 미어캣 (mieokaet)
→ Thai: เมียร์แคต (miia-kɛ́t)

From Dutch meerkat (“guenon”), from Middle Dutch meercatte.


tor

From Dutch tor, from Middle Dutch torre. Compare the probably cognate Germanic etymology of English dor.


dier

From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.


tier

From a dialectal form or pronunciation of Dutch tijger, from Middle Dutch tiger.


sebra

From Dutch zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”).


mier

From Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.


springbok

→ English: springbok

From Dutch springbok, equivalent to spring + bok.


klipspringer

→ English: klipspringer

From Dutch klipspringer. By surface analysis, klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”).


vis

From Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Ons gaan die vis vang

1998, Trompies (lyrics and music), “Kom Push”, in Shosholoza:


aap

From Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-Germanic *apô.


kat

→ Xhosa: ikati

→ Zulu: ikati


gorilla

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gorilla (plural gorillas, diminutive gorillatjie)

gorillas (plural)
gorillatjie (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch gorilla or English gorilla.


aartappel

aartappel (plural aartappels, diminutive aartappeltjie)

aartappels (plural)
aartappeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch aardappel, from Middle Dutch *āerdappel (“cucumber, pumpkin”).


nartjie

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nartjie (plural nartjies, diminutive nartjietjie)

nartjies (plural)
nartjietjie (diminutive)

Perhaps borrowed from Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”).


olifant

From Dutch olifant, from Middle Dutch olifant, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās).


koei

From Dutch koe (back-formed from the plural koeien), from Middle Dutch coe, kuo, from Old Dutch kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.


katipo

katipo (plural katipo's, diminutive katipo'tjie)

katipo's (plural)
katipo'tjie (diminutive)

katipo; a venomous spider endemic to New Zealand


vlieg

af-verb

vlieg (present vlieg, present participle vlieënde, past participle gevlieg)

vlieg (present)
vlieënde (participle present)
gevlieg (participle past)


tollie

From Zulu ithole (“calf”), modified to use the diminutive -ie.


muis

From Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

(computing) A mouse (input device to operate a computer).


komkommer

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komkommer (plural komkommers, diminutive komkommertjie)

komkommers (plural)
komkommertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch komkommer, from Middle Dutch cucumer, from Old French concombre, from Latin cucumis.


naartjie

naartjie (plural naartjies, diminutive naartjietjie)

naartjies (plural)
naartjietjie (diminutive)

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of nartjie


duif

From Dutch duif, from Middle Dutch duve, from Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.


mielie

mielie (plural mielies, diminutive mielietjie)

mielies (plural)
mielietjie (diminutive)

→ English: mielie, mealie

From Portuguese milho, from Latin milium.


boomslang

→ English: boomslang


krap

krap (plural krappe, diminutive krappie)

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba.


voël

→ English: voël

From Dutch vogel, from Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, vogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.


vygie

→ English: vygie


arend

From Dutch arend, from Middle Dutch aernt, from earlier aren, from Old Dutch *aro.


reptiel

reptiel (plural reptiele, diminutive reptieltjie)

reptiele (plural)
reptieltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch reptiel, from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”).

reptile, any member of the class Reptilia


walvis

walvis (plural walvisse, diminutive walvissie)

walvisse (plural)
walvissie (diminutive)

From Dutch walvis, from Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, a compound of *wal (“whale”) + fisk (“fish”), presumably to clarify the meaning.


kameel

From Dutch kameel, from Middle Dutch camêel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic language.


buffel

From Dutch buffel (“buffalo”), from Middle Dutch buffel, from Old French buffle, from Italian bufalo (archaic buffalo), from Latin bubalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos).


krokodil

From Dutch krokodil, from Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


agoeti

agoeti (plural agoeti's, diminutive agoeti'tjie)

agoeti's (plural)
agoeti'tjie (diminutive)

From Dutch agoeti, from French agouti or Spanish agutí, both from Old Tupi akuti.


ratel

→ Catalan: ratel

→ English: ratel
→ Italian: ratelo

A shortening of Dutch rateldas, formed (in South Africa) from (dialectal) ratel (“honeycomb”) + das (“badger”).


papegaai

papegaai (plural papegaaie, diminutive papegaaitjie)

papegaaie (plural)
papegaaitjie (diminutive)

From Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin.

(figuratively) a person who parrots, or repeats uncritically, the words of others


Maltees

af-adj

Maltees (attributive Maltese, not comparable)

Maltese (of, from, or pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people or the Maltese language)


Maltees

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Maltees (plural Maltese, diminutive Maltesie)

Maltese; Maltese poodle (small breed of dog)

Maltese (person from Malta or of Maltese descent)


takbok

From tak (“branch, twig”) + bok (“buck; antelope”).

com

'n Platskietroer vir vlaktes en duine. En lyk dit my, vir die berge in die Alpe waar die takbokke en goed doer in die oneindigheid ver staan.

2007, Pienkes Du Plessis, Die perdekombers en ander stories uit die jagveld, Human & Rousseau, page 114:

Soos ene takbok wat smag na water


vlooi

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vlooi (plural vlooie, diminutive vlooitjie)

From dialectal Dutch vlooi, a backformation from vlooien, plural of vlo.


wortel

From Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).


bul

bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)

From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.

(colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team


kakkerlak

kakkerlak (plural kakkerlakke, diminutive kakkerlakkie)

kakkerlakke (plural)
kakkerlakkie (diminutive)


gemsbok

→ English: gemsbok

From Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).


biskop

biskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)

biskoppe (plural)
biskoppie (diminutive)

From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae


padda

padda (plural paddas, diminutive paddatjie)

From Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch padde, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.


vark

Backformation from Dutch varken (“pig”), either by reinterpreting the singular as a plural, or from the actual plural varkens by rebracketing it as vark + -ens. From Middle Dutch varken. Ultimately from an old diminutive derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz.


perd

perd (plural perde or pêre, diminutive perdjie)

perde (plural)
pêre (plural)
perdjie (diminutive)

→ Phuthi: ipere

→ Sotho: pere

From dialectal Dutch perd, variant of paard, from Middle Dutch peret, *pert.


esel

esel (plural esels, diminutive eseltjie)

→ Sotho: esele

→ Xhosa: i-esile

From Dutch ezel, from Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Late Latin asellus.

easel (frame used by artistic painters and draughtspeople)


Malteser

Malteser (plural Maltesers, diminutive Maltesertjie)

Maltesers (plural)
Maltesertjie (diminutive)

Synonym of Maltees (person from Malta or of Maltese descent)


granaat

→ Xhosa: irharnate

From Dutch granaat, Middle Dutch garnate, grenate, from Old French grenat, from Latin pomus granatus (“seeded apple”).


slak

Inherited from Dutch slak, from Middle Dutch slecke, slacke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *slikkō.


vrug

vrug (plural vrugte, diminutive vruggie)

From Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Latin frūctus.


blom

blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie)

From Dutch blom, dialectal form of bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.


duiker

desctree

→ English: duiker, duyker
→ Irish: dícear

From Dutch duiker, from Middle Dutch dukere. Equivalent to duik + -er.


kwagga

From Dutch quagga, derived from a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom / Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.


sering

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


primaat

From Dutch primaat, from Latin prīmātēs.


hoender

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hoender (plural hoenders, diminutive hoendertjie)

hoenders (plural)
hoendertjie (diminutive)

Formed back from the irregular plural hoenders of Dutch hoen, from Middle Dutch hoen, from Old Dutch *huon, from Proto-Germanic *hōną. Cognate to German Huhn, Luxembourgish Hong.


ysterbos

ysterbos (plural ysterbosse, diminutive ysterbossie)

ysterbosse (plural)
ysterbossie (diminutive)

Possibly from yster (“iron”) + bos (“shrub, shrublet, bush”)

Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.


ruspe

From Dutch ruspe, dialectal variant of rups, from Middle Dutch rupse.


piesang

piesang (plural piesangs, diminutive piesankie)

piesangs (plural)
piesankie (diminutive)


kersie

kersie (plural kersies, diminutive kersietjie)

kersies (plural)
kersietjie (diminutive)

Diminutive of Dutch kers (“cherry”). The basic form has been reserved to the etymologically distinct kers (“candle”) in Afrikaans (compare etymology 2).


eekhoring

eekhoring (plural eekhorings, diminutive eekhorinkie)

eekhorings (plural)
eekhorinkie (diminutive)

From Dutch eekhoorn, from Middle Dutch ecorn, eencoren, from Old Dutch *ēkorno, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô.


njala

From a Bantu language, likely either Tsonga nyala or Zulu inyala.


steenbok

→ English: steenbok


sterretjies-jasmyn

sterretjies-jasmyn (plural sterretjies-jasmyne, diminutive sterrtjies-jasmyntjie)

sterretjies-jasmyne (plural)
sterrtjies-jasmyntjie (diminutive)


visarend

From Dutch visarend (“osprey”). By surface analysis, vis + arend.

Haliaeetus vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer#Translingual

fish eagle, especially the African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer).


aasvoël

aasvoël (plural aasvoëls, diminutive aasvoëltjie)

aasvoëls (plural)
aasvoëltjie (diminutive)

→ English: aasvogel


honne

Kom hier, honne!

Die honne hier op die plaas skrik vir niks nie.

The dogs here on the farm aren't afraid of anything.


bontebok

→ English: bontebok

→ Italian: bontebok

From Dutch bontebok (literally “motley goat”).


rooigras

Equivalent to rooi (“red”) + gras (“grass”).


grysbok

→ English: grysbok

From Dutch grijsbok. By surface analysis, grys + bok.


leeu

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leeu (plural leeus, diminutive leeutjie)

From Dutch leeuw, from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

(colloquial) a supporter of the Lions, a South African rugby team


renoster

renoster (plural renosters, diminutive renostertjie)

renosters (plural)
renostertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch renoster, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).

Die feit dat daar in Kenia al hele renostertroppe uitgewis is in een nag en individuele renosters gekaap en doodgemaak is op pad na natuurreservate, het Anna Merz tot aksie gedwing.

The fact that whole rhino herds have been wiped out in one night in Kenya and individual rhinos have been hijacked and killed on their way to nature reserves, forced Anna Merz to take action.


pofadder

From South African Dutch pofadder. Equivalent to pof + adder.


brulpadda

From brul (“roar, to roar”) + padda (“frog”).


erdvark

erdvark (plural erdvarke, diminutive erdvarkie)

erdvarke (plural)
erdvarkie (diminutive)


aalwyn

aalwyn (plural aalwyne, diminutive aalwyntjie)

aalwyne (plural)
aalwyntjie (diminutive)


waterbok

Compound of water (“water”) + bok (“buck”).


blesbok

→ English: blesbuck

→ Italian: blesbok


reebok

From Dutch reebok, from Middle Dutch reeboc. Equivalent to ree (“roe”) + bok (“goat, antelope”).


donkie

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donkie (plural donkies, diminutive donkietjie)

donkies (plural)
donkietjie (diminutive)


kameelperd

From Dutch kameelpaard, from Latin camelopardus, possibly reanalyzed as kameel (“camel”) + perd (“horse”) through folk etymology.


doringboom

doringboom (plural doringbome, diminutive doringboompie)

doringbome (plural)
doringboompie (diminutive)

From Dutch doornboom. Equivalent to doring + boom.


kokosneut

From Dutch kokosnoot. Eq. to kokos + neut.


wildebees

→ Dutch: wildebeest

→ English: wildebeest

→ Japanese: ウィルドビースト (wirudobīsuto)


luiperd

From Dutch luipaard, from Middle Dutch lupaert, from Old Dutch *liupard, from Old French leopard, from Late Latin leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leópardos).


lemoen

Inherited from Dutch limoen (“lime”), from Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Ottoman Turkish لیمون, from Persian لیمو.


skerpioen

(astrology) Scorpio; someone with the star sign Scorpio


leeuwelp

From the haplology of the now-obsolete spelling and pronunciation of Dutch leeuwewelp (“lion cub”), equivalent to contemporary Dutch leeuwenwelp (“lion cub”).


kreef

kreef (plural krewe or kreefte, diminutive krefie)

krewe (plural)
kreefte (plural)
krefie (diminutive)

From Dutch kreeft, from Middle Dutch creeft, from Old Dutch *krevit, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz.

(astrology) a Cancer; someone born with the star sign Cancer


skaaldier

skaaldier (plural skaaldiere, diminutive skaaldiertjie)

skaaldiere (plural)
skaaldiertjie (diminutive)

crustacean; an invertebrate class of shelled animals


krustasee

krustasee (plural krustaseë, diminutive krustaseetjie)

krustaseë (plural)
krustaseetjie (diminutive)


aragnied

arachnid; any of the eight-legged creatures of the class Arachnida


knopiespinnekop

knopiespinnekop (plural knopiespinnekoppe, diminutive knopiespinnekoppie)

knopiespinnekoppe (plural)
knopiespinnekoppie (diminutive)


langbeenspinnekop

langbeenspinnekop (plural langbeenspinnekoppe, diminutive langbeenspinnekoppie)

langbeenspinnekoppe (plural)
langbeenspinnekoppie (diminutive)

daddy long-legs spider
daddy long-legs spider


spinnekop

spinnekop (plural spinnekoppe, diminutive spinnekoppie)

spinnekoppe (plural)
spinnekoppie (diminutive)

spider; predatory anthropod from the order Araneae


mandaryn

mandaryn (plural mandaryne, diminutive mandaryntjie)

mandaryne (plural)
mandaryntjie (diminutive)


sterretjiesjasmyn

sterretjiesjasmyn (plural sterretjiesjasmyne, diminutive sterrtjiesjasmyntjie)

sterretjiesjasmyne (plural)
sterrtjiesjasmyntjie (diminutive)

Jasminum multipartitum
Wikispecies:Jasminum multipartitum

starry wild jasmine (a plant of the species Jasminum multipartitum)


skaap

→ Zulu: isiklabhu

From Dutch schaap, from Middle Dutch scaep, from Old Dutch skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.


nagapie

→ English: nagapie

From nag (“night”) + apie (“little monkey”).


appelkoos

From Dutch appelkoos, from abrikoos, from Middle French abricot, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Latin praecoqua.

der

اَلْبَرْقُوق


aarbei

From Dutch aardbei, from Middle Dutch erdbēre, erdbēsie, from Old Dutch *erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją (literally “earth-berry”).


vlakvark

Compound of vlak (“plains”) + vark (“pig”).


kriek

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kriek (plural krieke, diminutive kriekie)


perske

→ Phuthi: iperekisi

From Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, ultimately from Late Latin persicum, persica.


tamatie

→ Sotho: tamati

→ Zulu: utamatisi

From Dutch tomaat with assimilation of the first vowel, from English tomato, though the Dutch underwent subsequent influence by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”).


wildsbok

wildsbok (plural wildsbokke, diminutive wildsbokkie)

wildsbokke (plural)
wildsbokkie (diminutive)


soogdier

From Dutch zoogdier, calque of German Säugetier. Analyzable as soog (“to suckle”) + dier (“animal”).


seekoei

From Dutch zeekoe (“manatee”), from Middle Dutch seecoe. Equivalent to see + koei.


witrenoster

Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum#Translingual


vlermuis

From Dutch vleermuis, from Middle Dutch vlēdermuus.


swartrenoster

Diceros bicornis
Diceros bicornis#Translingual


jakkals

Inherited from Dutch jakhals, ultimately from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”).


hiëna

From Dutch hyena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).


blouaap

green monkey, vervet (a monkey in the genus Chlorocebus)


ietermagog

Uncertain. Generally suggested as being composed of "ieter-" and "-magog", where "ieter-" may be related to Swazi finyeti (“pangolin”) and "magog" is likely borrowed from Tswana magôgwê (“honey badger”).


seehond

From Dutch zeehond, from Middle Dutch seehont.


ystervark

ystervark (plural ystervarke, diminutive ystervarkie)

ystervarke (plural)
ystervarkie (diminutive)

From Dutch ijzervarken. Equivalent to yster (“iron”) + vark (“pig”).


bobbejaan

From Dutch baviaan, probably from a dialectal form babiaan, from Middle Dutch baubijn, from Middle French babouin, from Old French babouin.


skilpad

From Dutch schildpad, from Middle Dutch schiltpadde.


wildegranaat

From wilde (“wild”) + granaat (“pomegranate”).

compound

Various plants, generally in the genera Burchellia or Rhigozum.


krimpvark

head

krimpvark (plural krimpvarke, diminutive krimpvarkie)

krimpvarke (plural)
krimpvarkie (diminutive)

(chiefly diminutive) hedgehog, mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae


malgas

malgas (plural malgasse, diminutive malgassie)

malgasse (plural)
malgassie (diminutive)

gannet or booby; sulid (any bird in the family Sulidae)


bastergemsbok

From baster (“bastard”) + gemsbok; compare English bastard gemsbok.


matoppie

→ English: matoppie


verkleurmannetjie

(person) chameleon, person with inconstant behavior


bewer

From Dutch bever, from Middle Dutch bēver, from Old Dutch *bevar, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.


seevoël

From Dutch zeevogel. Equivalent to see (“sea”) + voël (“bird”).


bakoorjakkals

bakoorjakkals (plural bakoorjakkalse, diminutive bakoorjakkalsie)

bakoorjakkalse (plural)
bakoorjakkalsie (diminutive)

Compound of bakoor (“large protruding ear”) + jakkals (“jackal”).

com

Otocyon megalotis
Otocyon megalotis#Translingual


worshond

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worshond (plural worshonde, diminutive worshondjie)

worshonde (plural)
worshondjie (diminutive)

Compound of wors (“sausage”) + hond (“dog”). Compare English wiener dog.

Albei worshonde is swart met bruin merke om die ken, pote en boude.

2007, Emile Joubert, Kouefront. Kortverhale, page 94:

Both dachshunds are black with brown blots around the chin, legs and buttocks.


bloukraanvoël

Grus paradisea
Grus paradisea#Translingual


tarentaal

Likely onomatopoeic, after the bird's cry, but sometimes claimed to be from Latin terra nātālis, the etymon of Natal.


kwêvoël

Onomatopoeic, after the call + voël (“bird”).

Corythaixoides concolor
Corythaixoides concolor#Translingual

the go-away bird, Corythaixoides concolor


flamink

From Dutch flamingo, from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamenco, from Old Occitan flamenc.

flamingo, bird of the family Phoenicopteridae


tierboskat

From tier (“tiger/leopard”) + boskat (“bush cat”).


wildekastaiing

Watse bosboom sal sy aanbeveel? Wildekastaiing. Vertel my van die boom.

2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 194:

What kind of forest tree would she recommend? Cape chestnut. Tell me about that tree.


stinkhout

any of several other tree species which release a strong smell when freshly felled, such as Celtis africana (witstinkhout), Celtis gomphophylla (growweblaarstinkhout), Prunus africana (rooistinkhout), or Celtis mildbraedii (rooivrugwitstinkhout)


witels

Hulle is baie gevaarlik; beste is om maar altijd 'n stinkhout of 'n witels in die oog te hou om in op te klim vir ingeval hulle jou jaag[…].

2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 48:

They are very dangerous; it is best to always keep an eye on a black stinkwood or a Platylophus trifoliatus to climb up in, for in case they come after you […].

Platylophus trifoliatus, a tree endemic to South Africa


ysterhout

Anderkant die witpeer staan nog een met sy takke verstrengel in 'n ysterhout soos vashou aan mekaar.

2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 173:

At the other side of the white pear stood another one with its branches tangled up in an ironwood olive, as if holding on to each other.

black ironwood, ironwood olive, Olea capensis


geelhout

[…] wat berge dwarslêers uit geelhout en stinkhout gekap en gemoot het vir die treinspore – al het min van hulle idee gehad hoe 'n regte trein lyk.

2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 34:

[…] who had cut piles of sleepers out of broad-leaved yellowwood and black stinkwood for the train tracks – even though none of them had had any idea of what an actual train looks like.

broad-leaved yellowwood
w:en:broad-leaved yellowwood

Podocarpus latifolius
Wikispecies:Podocarpus latifolius

geelhout (broad-leaved yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius), or any other tree of genus Podocarpus)


kafferkoring

→ Dutch: kafferkoren

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) + koring (“grain”).

compound

Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor#Translingual

(now offensive) sorghum, Sorghum bicolor


koraalboom

coral tree, especially Erythrina lysistemon


kafferboontjie

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) + boontjie (“bean”).

Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculata#Translingual

(now offensive) cowpea; Vigna unguiculata


kafferboom

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) + boom (“tree”).

(now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra


kaffertulp

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) + tulp (“tulip”)

(now offensive) star grass; Hypoxis spp.


kafferkraai

kaffer (“Bantu, kaffir”) + kraai (“crow”)


kaffertjie

(offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.


steekkweek

Stipagrostis namaquensis, one of several species known as bushman grass.


twagras

Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa; bushman grass.


boesmangras

(now offensive) Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.


patryshout

patrys (“partridge”) + hout (“wood”). Possibly influenced by, or an influence on, the English word partridge-wood, which is sometimes used to refer to the same tree.

panga panga; the wood of Millettia stuhlmannii


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polvygie (plural polvygies, diminutive polvygie)

polvygies (plural)
polvygie (diminutive)

A plant in the family Aizoaceae, especially Bergeranthus scapiger.


broodboom

From Dutch broodboom, equivalent to brood + boom.


geelmagriet

geelmagriet (plural geelmagriets, diminutive geelmagrietjie)

geelmagriets (plural)
geelmagrietjie (diminutive)


meidebossie

From meid (“young Black woman”) (now offensive) + bossie (“small bush”).

af

(now offensive) uhaloa; Waltheria indica


gousblom

Any of several species of plants in the sunflower family, especially members of the tribe Arctotideae and genus Arctotis.


aasvoëlbessie

Literally, “vulture-berry”, from Dutch aasvogel + bes.

Maurocenia frangula, a shrub endemic to a small area of the Western Cape region, or its fruit.


wildejasmyn

At least two plants in the olive family.

Jasminum angulare, a South African species of jasmine.


janblom

A large frog belonging to genus Breviceps, especially Breviceps gibbosus.


koorsbos

Equivalent to koors (“fever”) + bos (“bush”)

Coleonema juniperinum, a small shrub native to southern Africa.


voëlent

Any of several species of hemiparasitic mistletoe in genus Viscum.


blinkblaar

Equivalent to blink (“shine”) + blaar (“leaf”)

Rhamnus prinoides, an African species of buckthorn with shiny leaves.


boesmankers

Equivalent to Boesman (“Bushman”) + kers (“candle”)

bushman's candle; small shrubs in genus Sarcocaulon.


dagbreker

Compound of dag (“day”) + breker (“breaker”)

(bird) Any of the chats of South Africa.


vrouebossie

Geranium incanum, a wild geranium used as an herbal tea; carpet geranium


makou

→ Zulu: ikewu

Thought to be ultimately from Portuguese Macau, due to a mistaken belief that the duck originated there. Compare maccoa duck.

Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata#Translingual


siwetkat

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siwetkat (plural siwetkatte, diminutive siwetkatjie)

siwetkatte (plural)
siwetkatjie (diminutive)

From Dutch civetkat, from compound of civet + kat. Compound of siwet + kat.


kuskoraalboom

kus (“coast”) + koraal (“coral”) + boom (“tree”).


kolgans

From Dutch kolgans (“white-fronted goose”). Equivalent to kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”).

Alopochen aegyptiaca
Alopochen aegyptiaca#Translingual

The Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca


blouwalvis

From blou + walvis, probably a calque of English blue whale.

Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus#Translingual


spinasie

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spinasie (plural spinasies, diminutive spinasietjie)

spinasies (plural)
spinasietjie (diminutive)

From Dutch spinazie, from Middle Dutch spinagie, from Old French espinache, from Latin spinachium, Old Spanish espinaca, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج.

der

Arabic إسفاناخ


geelmargriet

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geelmargriet (plural geelmargriets, diminutive geelmargrietjie)

geelmargriets (plural)
geelmargrietjie (diminutive)

A plant belonging to the genus Ursinia in the sunflower family.


koggelmander

koggelmander (plural koggelmanders, diminutive koggelmandertjie)

koggelmanders (plural)
koggelmandertjie (diminutive)


kapenaar

kapenaar (plural kapenaars or kapenare, diminutive kapenaartjie)

kapenaars (plural)
kapenare (plural)
kapenaartjie (diminutive)

carpenter, a fish from the family Sparidae


silwervis

silwervis (plural silwervisse, diminutive silwervissie)

silwervisse (plural)
silwervissie (diminutive)


dinosourus

From Dutch dinosaurus, from New Latin dinosaurus, coined by Richard Owen from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + σαῦρος (saûros).


seekat

seekat (plural seekatte, diminutive seekatjie)

seekatte (plural)
seekatjie (diminutive)

From Dutch zeekat. Equivalent to see + kat.


maroela

maroela (plural maroelas, diminutive maroelatjie)

maroelas (plural)
maroelatjie (diminutive)

From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.

marula; a medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea


stiebeuel

stiebeuel (plural stiebeuels, diminutive stiebeueltjie)

stiebeuels (plural)
stiebeueltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch stiebeugel, a spelling variant of stijgbeugel from Flanders.

(equestrianism) stirrup; a footrest for a rider hanging from the saddle


blommetaal

Compound of blomme (“flowers”) + taal (“language”).

language of flowers
language of flowers#English


blomtaal

Compound of blom (“flower”) + taal (“language”).


blommespraak

Compound of blomme (“flowers”) + spraak (“speech, language”).


maroelaboom

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maroelaboom (plural maroelabome, diminutive maroelaboompie)

maroelabome (plural)
maroelaboompie (diminutive)


maroelavrug

maroelavrug (plural maroelavrugte, diminutive maroelavruggie)

maroelavrugte (plural)
maroelavruggie (diminutive)


pylstert

pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

pylsterte (plural)
pylstertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).


springmielie

springmielie (plural springmielies, diminutive springmielietjie)

springmielies (plural)
springmielietjie (diminutive)

From spring (“jump”) + mielie (“corn, maize”).


likkewaan

From Dutch leguaan. In the "monitor lizard" sense, compare the semantic shift with goanna in Australian English.


bontkwagga

bont (“pied, black-and-white”) + kwagga (“quagga, zebra”).


neushoringvoël

neushoring (“rhinoceros”, literally “nose-horn”) + voël (“bird”).


neushoring

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neushoring (plural neushorings, diminutive neushorinkie)

neushorings (plural)
neushorinkie (diminutive)

/ˈnɪøsˌɦʊə.rəŋ/

From Dutch neushoorn, equivalent to neus (“nose”) + horing (“horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).


renostervoël

renoster (“rhinoceros”) + voël (“bird”).


bergkwagga

berg (“mountain”) + kwagga (“quagga, zebra”).


kameeldoring

→ English: camelthorn (calque)

/kɑˈmɪə̯ɫˌdʊə̯.rəŋ/

From Dutch kameeldoorn. Equivalent to kameel (“giraffe, camel”) + doring (“thorn”).


dubbeldoor

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dubbeldoor (plural dubbeldore, diminutive dubbeldoortjie)

dubbeldore (plural)
dubbeldoortjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbel + door, the latter being a variant of dooier (“yolk”).


dubbeldooier

dubbeldooier (plural dubbeldooiers, diminutive dubbeldooiertjie)

dubbeldooiers (plural)
dubbeldooiertjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbel (“double”) + dooier (“yolk”).

compound+

a double-yolked egg, an egg with two yolks


sjimpansee

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sjimpansee (plural sjimpansees, diminutive sjimpanseetjie)

sjimpansees (plural)
sjimpanseetjie (diminutive)


muskeljaatkat

muskeljaatkat (plural muskeljaatkatte, diminutive muskeljaatkatjie)

muskeljaatkatte (plural)
muskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of obsolete muskeljaat (“musk”) + kat (“kat”); compare English musk cat.