"kwas" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Forms: kwaste [plural], kwassie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kwast}} Dutch kwast, {{inh|af|dum|quast}} Middle Dutch quast, {{inh|af|odt|*kwast}} Old Dutch *kwast, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*kwastuz}} Proto-Germanic *kwastuz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kwaste|||||diminutive|kwassie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie), {{af-noun|kwaste|kwassie}} kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie)
  1. brush (for painting or makeup)
    Sense id: en-kwas-af-noun-Z38zV3B5
  2. tassel
    Sense id: en-kwas-af-noun-Q~Hagcp1 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "kwast"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kwast",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "quast"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch quast",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*kwast"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "3": "*kwastuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kwastuz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwaste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwassie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "6": "kwaste",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2request": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "brush (for painting or makeup)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "brush#English"
        ],
        [
          "painting",
          "painting"
        ],
        [
          "makeup",
          "makeup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tassel"
      ],
      "id": "en-kwas-af-noun-Q~Hagcp1",
      "links": [
        [
          "tassel",
          "tassel#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwas"
}
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    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "pl:Recreational drugs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "kwast"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "quast"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*kwast"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *kwast",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kwastuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kwastuz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwaste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwassie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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    },
    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "brush (for painting or makeup)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brush",
          "brush#English"
        ],
        [
          "painting",
          "painting"
        ],
        [
          "makeup",
          "makeup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tassel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tassel",
          "tassel#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwas"
}

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