"vermaak" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /fərˈmɑːk/ Forms: vermake [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch vermaak, from vermaken. Equivalent to a deverbal of vermaak. Etymology templates: {{etymid|af|entertainment}}, {{inh|af|nl|vermaak}} Dutch vermaak Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|vermake|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} vermaak (plural vermake), {{af-noun|vermake}} vermaak (plural vermake)
  1. entertainment, amusement
    Sense id: en-vermaak-af-noun-muopb5t4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fərˈmɑːk/ Forms: vermaak [present], vermakende [participle, present], vermaak [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch vermaken, from Middle Dutch vermaken. Etymology templates: {{etymid|af|entertain}}, {{inh|af|nl|vermaken}} Dutch vermaken, {{inh|af|dum|vermaken}} Middle Dutch vermaken Head templates: {{af-verb|vermakende|vermaak}} vermaak (present vermaak, present participle vermakende, past participle vermaak)
  1. (transitive) to entertain, to amuse Tags: transitive Derived forms: vermaaklik
    Sense id: en-vermaak-af-verb-6wU15veE Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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