"slang" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: [slaŋ] Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-slang.wav Forms: slange [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch slang (“snake, serpent”), from Middle Dutch slange (“snake, serpent”), from Old Dutch slango (“snake, serpent”), from Proto-Germanic *slangô (“snake, serpent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|slang||snake, serpent}} Dutch slang (“snake, serpent”), {{inh|af|dum|slange||snake, serpent}} Middle Dutch slange (“snake, serpent”), {{inh|af|odt|slango||snake, serpent}} Old Dutch slango (“snake, serpent”), {{inh|af|gem-pro|*slangô||snake, serpent}} Proto-Germanic *slangô (“snake, serpent”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|slange|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} slang (plural slange), {{af-noun|slange}} slang (plural slange)
  1. snake; serpent Categories (lifeform): Reptiles, Snakes Related terms: grootslang
    Sense id: en-slang-af-noun-w1ejne4f Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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