"mert" meaning in Afrikaans

See mert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /məːt/ Forms: merts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English mert, shortened from merchant. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|en|mert}} English mert Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|merts|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} mert (plural merts), {{af-noun|s}} mert (plural merts)
  1. (Cape Afrikaans) A drug dealer. Tags: Cape-Afrikaans

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English mert, shortened from merchant.",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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          "parents": [
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        },
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        },
        {
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    }
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
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        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "A drug dealer."
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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