borskas

borskas (plural borskaste, diminutive borskassie)

borskaste (plural)
borskassie (diminutive)

Compound of bors (“breast, chest”) + kas (“box”).


voorarm

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voorarm (plural voorarms, diminutive voorarmpie)

voorarms (plural)
voorarmpie (diminutive)

From Dutch voorarm. Compound of voor (“fore”) + arm (“arm”).


geslagsdele

Compound of geslag (“gender”) + -s + deel (“section”).


Nigerees

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Nigerees (plural Nigerese, diminutive Nigeresie)

Nigerese (plural)
Nigeresie (diminutive)

Nigerien (person from Niger or of Nigerien descent)


asteroïedgordel

asteroïedgordel (plural asteroïedgordele, diminutive asteroïedgordeltjie)

asteroïedgordele (plural)
asteroïedgordeltjie (diminutive)

Compound of asteroïed (“asteroid”) + gordel (“belt”).


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


dokumentêr

Borrowed from English documentary or French documentaire. Equivalent to dokument + -êr.


enkelbeen

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enkelbeen (plural enkelbene, diminutive enkelbeentjie)

enkelbene (plural)
enkelbeentjie (diminutive)

Compound of enkel (“ankle”) + been (“bone”).


kouevuur

koue (“cold”) + vuur (“fire”).
* (gangrene): From Dutch koudvuur. From the feeling that gangrene produces, that burns like fire while feeling cold.


pylinkvis

pylinkvis (plural pylinkvisse, diminutive pylinkvissie)

pylinkvisse (plural)
pylinkvissie (diminutive)

Compound of pyl (“arrow”) + ink (“ink”) + vis (“fish”).

compound

a squid of the superorder, Decabrachia or Decapodiformes.


skaapkameel

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skaapkameel (plural skaapkamele, diminutive skaapkameeltjie)

skaapkamele (plural)
skaapkameeltjie (diminutive)

Compound of skaap (“sheep”) + kameel (“camel”).


slaai

Reduced from Dutch salade; compare Dutch sla.


lugballon

Possibly from Dutch luchtballon. Equivalent to lug + ballon.


huidskelet

Compound of huid (“hide”) + skelet (“skeleton”)


Springbokkie

A mixed drink comprised of creme de menthe and Amarula


stopteken

stopteken (plural stoptekens, diminutive stoptekentjie)

stoptekens (plural)
stoptekentjie (diminutive)

Compound of stop (“stop”) + teken (“sign”)


abdy

abdy (plural abdye, diminutive abdytjie)

From Dutch abdij, from Middle Dutch abdie.


marmotjie

Diminutive of marmot, derived from Dutch marmot, borrowed from French marmotte. Equivalent to marmot + -tjie.


swartaalbessie

Compound of swart (“black”) + aalbessie (“currant”)


swartaalbessiebos

Compound of swart (“black”) + aalbessie (“currant”) + bos (“bush”)


witaalbessie

Compound of wit (“white”) + aalbessie (“currant”)


witaalbessiebos

Compound of wit (“white”) + aalbessie (“currant”) + bos (“bush”)


rooiaalbessie

Compound of rooi (“red”) + aalbessie (“currant”)


rooiaalbessiebos

Compound of rooi (“red”) + aalbessie (“currant”) + bos (“bush”)


aalbessiebos

Compound of aalbessie (“currant”) + bos (“bush”)


aalbessiesap

Compound of aalbessie (“currant”) + sap (“juice”)


bessie

From Dutch bessie, dialectal form of the diminutive besje of the word bes (“berry”).


krabbetjie

From Dutch crabbootjen, from Malay kraboe from Portuguese cravo.


sirkumfleks

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”).


skottel

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skottel (plural skottels, diminutive skotteltjie)

skottels (plural)
skotteltjie (diminutive)

Ultimately from Latin scutella. Compare Dutch schotel.


HTS

English: HTS

hoër tegniese skool
hoër tegniese skool#Afrikaans

(education) HTS; Abbreviation of hoër tegniese skool.


swangerskap

From Dutch zwangerschap. Equivalent to swanger (“pregnant”) + -skap (“-cy”).


agnostikus

agnostikus (plural agnostikusse or agnostici)

agnostikusse (plural)
agnostici (plural)

agnostic (person who holds to agnosticism)


argipel

argipel (plural argipels or argipelle, diminutive argipelletjie)

argipels (plural)
argipelle (plural)
argipelletjie (diminutive)


beskrywing

beskrywing (plural beskrywings or beskrywinge)

beskrywings (plural)
beskrywinge (plural)

From Dutch beschrijving, from Middle Dutch bescrivinge. Equivalent to beskryf (“to describe”) + -ing.


bosbreker

bull bar (device fitted to the front of a vehicle to protect it against collisions with animals)


chemikus

chemist (a person who specializes in the science of chemistry)


verkiesing

verkiesing (plural verkiesings or verkiesinge, diminutive verkiesinkie)

verkiesings (plural)
verkiesinge (plural)
verkiesinkie (diminutive)


vuuraanbidder

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + aanbidder (“worshipper”)


vuuraanbidding

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vuuraanbidding (plural vuuraanbiddinge or vuuraanbiddings)

vuuraanbiddinge (plural)
vuuraanbiddings (plural)

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + aanbidding (“worship”)


vuureter

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + eter (“eater”)


vuurswam

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + swam (“fungus”)


vuurklei

Compound of vuur (“fire”) + klei (“clay”)


spioen

spioen (plural spioene, diminutive spioentjie)

spioene (plural)
spioentjie (diminutive)


spioenasiering

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + ring (“ring”)


spioenasienet

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage”) + net (“network”)


spioenasiediens

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + diens (“service”)


spioenasieskandaal

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + skandaal (“scandal”)


spioenasieskrywer

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + skrywer (“author”)


spioenasiestelsel

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + stelsel (“system”)


spioenasiewerk

Compound of spioenasie (“espionage, spying”) + werk (“work”)


burgerskap

Analyzable as burger (“citizen”) + -skap (“-ship”).


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.


lobôla

bride price, especially that traditional among some Bantu peoples


muurskildery

muurskildery (plural muurskilderye, diminutive muurskilderytjie)

muurskilderye (plural)
muurskilderytjie (diminutive)

Compound of muur (“wall”) + skildery (“painting”)


liefdesverhaal

From liefde (“love”) + -s- + verhaal (“story”).


samelewing

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samelewing (plural samelewings or samelewinge (dated))

samelewings (plural)
samelewinge (dated plural)

/ˈsɑː.məˌlɪə̯.vəŋ/

society (long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects; people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)


kaalkop

kaalkop (plural kaalkoppe, diminutive kaalkoppie)

kaalkoppe (plural)
kaalkoppie (diminutive)


vabond

Derived from Latin, Latin to French, French to Dutch and lastly Dutch to Afrikaans.


tydsone

Hierdie aanbeveling is egter nie prakties nie. 'n Tydsone is gewoonlik 15 lengtegrade wyd, dit wil sê 7½° oos en wes van 'n standaardmeridiaan.

1993, Report of the Committee for Social Affairs of the President's Council on a Daylight Saving Programme, →ISBN, page 70:

This recommendation is, however, not practical. A time zone is usually 15 degrees of longitude wide, that is, 7½° east and west of a standard meridian.

time zone (range of longitudes where a common standard time is used)


koggelmander

koggelmander (plural koggelmanders, diminutive koggelmandertjie)

koggelmanders (plural)
koggelmandertjie (diminutive)


geskenk

geskenk (plural geskenke, diminutive geskenkie)

geskenke (plural)
geskenkie (diminutive)


bosbok

bosbok (plural bosbokke, diminutive bosbokkie)

bosbokke (plural)
bosbokkie (diminutive)

Tragelaphus scriptus
Tragelaphus scriptus#Translingual


silwervis

silwervis (plural silwervisse, diminutive silwervissie)

silwervisse (plural)
silwervissie (diminutive)

carpenter, a fish from the family Sparidae


kapenaar

kapenaar (plural kapenaars or kapenare, diminutive kapenaartjie)

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


Kapenaar

Kapenaar (plural Kapenaars or Kapenare, diminutive Kapenaartjie)

Kapenaars (plural)
Kapenare (plural)
Kapenaartjie (diminutive)


meervoudsvorm

meervoudsvorm (plural meervoudsvorme or meervoudsvorms)

meervoudsvorme (plural)
meervoudsvorms (plural)

From meervoud (“plural”) + -s- + vorm (“form”).


sakgeld

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sakgeld (plural sakgelde, diminutive sakgeldjie)

sakgelde (plural)
sakgeldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch zakgeld. Equivalent to sak (“pocket”) + geld (“money”).


periodieke tabel

periodieke tabel (plural periodieke tabelle, diminutive periodieke tabelletjie)

periodieke tabelle (plural)
periodieke tabelletjie (diminutive)

liquid

Color of the number (state of matter at STP)


soewenier

soewenier (plural soeweniers, diminutive soeweniertjie)

soeweniers (plural)
soeweniertjie (diminutive)


gety

(Catholicism, in the plural) canonical hours, divine office


getyhawe

getyhawe (plural getyhawes or getyhawens)

tidal harbour (a harbour affected by the tides)


dokgeld

(nautical) dockage, pierage (money levied for docking or making use of a wharf)


deuntjie

ek ken al sy deuntjie

dis dieselfde ou deuntjie


Namibiër

Namibiër (plural Namibiërs, diminutive Namibiërtjie)

Namibiërs (plural)
Namibiërtjie (diminutive)

Namibian (person from Namibia or of Namibian descent)


Mosambieker

Mosambieker (plural Mosambiekers, diminutive Mosambiekertjie)

Mosambiekers (plural)
Mosambiekertjie (diminutive)

Mozambican (person from Mozambique or of Mozambican descent)


Tanzaniër

Tanzaniër (plural Tanzaniërs, diminutive Tanzaniërtjie)

Tanzaniërs (plural)
Tanzaniërtjie (diminutive)

Tanzanian (person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent)


Zambiër

Zambiër (plural Zambiërs, diminutive Zambiërtjie)

Zambiërs (plural)
Zambiërtjie (diminutive)

Zambian (person from Zambia or of Zambian descent)


Malawiër

Malawiër (plural Malawiërs, diminutive Malawiërtjie)

Malawiërs (plural)
Malawiërtjie (diminutive)

Malawian (person from Malawi or of Malawian descent)


Angolees

Angolees (plural Angolese, diminutive Angolesie)

Angolese (plural)
Angolesie (diminutive)

Angolan (person from Angola or of Angolan descent)


Algeriër

Algeriër (plural Algeriërs, diminutive Algeriërtjie)

Algeriërs (plural)
Algeriërtjie (diminutive)

Algerian (person from Algeria or of Algerian descent)


Algeryn

Algeryn (plural Algeryne, diminutive Algeryntjie)

Algeryne (plural)
Algeryntjie (diminutive)

From Dutch Algerijn, equivalent to Algerië + -yn.


Malgas

Malgas (plural Malgasse, diminutive Malgassie)

Malgasse (plural)
Malgassie (diminutive)

Malagasy, Madagascan (person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent)


Senegalees

Senegalees (plural Senegalese, diminutive Senegalesie)

Senegalese (plural)
Senegalesie (diminutive)

Senegalese (person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent)


Gambiër

Gambiër (plural Gambiërs, diminutive Gambiërtjie)

Gambiërs (plural)
Gambiërtjie (diminutive)

Gambian (person from Gambia or of Gambian descent)


Keniaan

Keniaan (plural Keniane, diminutive Keniaantjie)

Keniane (plural)
Keniaantjie (diminutive)

Kenyan (person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)


Monegask

Monégasque, Monacan (person from Monaco or of Monégasque descent)


Sweed

Sweed (plural Swede, diminutive Sweedjie)

Swede (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent)


Noorweër

Noorweër (plural Noorweërs, diminutive Noorweërtjie)

Noorweërs (plural)
Noorweërtjie (diminutive)

Norwegian (person from Norway or of Norwegian descent)


Tsjeg

Tsjeg (plural Tsjegge, diminutive Tsjeggie)

Czech (person from the Czech Republic or of Czech descent)


Sloween

Slovene, Slovenian (person from Slovenia or of Slovenian descent)


Slowaak

Slovak, Slovakian (person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent)


Moldawiër

Moldawiër (plural Moldawiërs, diminutive Moldawiërtjie)

Moldawiërs (plural)
Moldawiërtjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Moldaviër, equivalent to Moldawië + -er.


Moldowiër

Moldowiër (plural Moldowiërs, diminutive Moldowiërtjie)

Moldowiërs (plural)
Moldowiërtjie (diminutive)

Moldovan (person from Moldova or of Moldovan descent)


Georgiet

An inhabitant of George, a city in the Western Cape, South Africa


alkaliaardmetaal

Compound of alkali (“alkaline”) + aardmetaal (“earth metal”).

compound

alkaline earth metal
alkaline earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal; Synonym of aardalkalimetaal


alkali-aardmetaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of alkaliaardmetaal


afemie

aphemia (a type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired)


chalkogeen

(inorganic chemistry) chalcogen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table)


pnikogeen

(chemistry) pnictogen (any element of group 15 of the periodic table)


pniktogeen

(chemistry) Alternative form of pnikogeen


seldsameaardmetaal

Compound of seldsame (“rare”) + aard (“earth”) + metaal.

rare earth element
rare earth element#English

rare earth metal
rare earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) rare earth element; rare earth metal


seldsameaard-metaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of seldsameaardmetaal


radioaktiewe element

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radioaktiewe element (plural radioaktiewe elemente)

(physics) radioactive element; Synonym of radioëlement


radioaktiewe elemente

radioaktiewe element
radioaktiewe element#Afrikaans


radioaktiwiteit

From Dutch radioactiviteit, equivalent to radio- + aktiwiteit (“activity”).


aardalkalimetaal

Compound of aardalkali (“alkaline earth”) + metaal.

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal


apteker

apteker (plural aptekers, diminutive aptekertjie)

aptekers (plural)
aptekertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch apotheker, equivalent to apteek + -er.

(pharmacy) pharmacist; chemist (professional who dispenses prescription drugs)


farmaseut

(pharmacy, academic) pharmacist (one who studies pharmacy)


farmasie

pharmacy (the science of medical substances)


herverkiesing

herverkiesing (plural herverkiesings or herverkiesinge, diminutive herverkiesinkie)

herverkiesings (plural)
herverkiesinge (plural)
herverkiesinkie (diminutive)


lyfvlegter

Compound of lyf (“body”) + vleg (“to braid, to twist”) + -er.

af

Die mense is so talentvol: lyfvlegters, messegooiers en goëlaars – mense wat balle op hul koppe balanseer en net ronddans.

2019 March 28, “V & A met Nico”, in Huisgenoot:

The people are so talented: contortionists, knifethrowers and magicians – people who balance balls on their heads and just dance around.


dinosourus

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


wagwoord

From Dutch wachtwoord. Equivalent to wag (“guard”) + woord (“word”).


onnie

(colloquial) teacher; a person who teaches


skatkis

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skatkis (plural skatkisse, diminutive skatkissie)

skatkisse (plural)
skatkissie (diminutive)

From Dutch schatkist. Equivalent to skat + kis.


seekat

seekat (plural seekatte, diminutive seekatjie)

seekatte (plural)
seekatjie (diminutive)

From Dutch zeekat. Equivalent to see + kat.


liedjieskrywer

From liedjie (“song”) + skrywer (“writer”).


maatskappy

maatskappy (plural maatskappye, diminutive maatskapytjie)

maatskappye (plural)
maatskapytjie (diminutive)


besigheid

besigheid (plural besighede, diminutive besigheidjie)

besighede (plural)
besigheidjie (diminutive)


verpleër

verpleër (plural verpleërs, diminutive verplieërtjie, feminine verpleegster)

verpleërs (plural)
verplieërtjie (diminutive)
verpleegster (feminine)

Inherited from Dutch verpleger, equivalent to verpleeg + -er.


agtergrond

From Dutch achtergrond. Equivalent to agter + grond.


beurtkrag

load shedding (process by which an electric utility cuts power to some customers in response to a shortage)


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


dubbelkamer

From dubbel (“double”) + kamer (“room”).


kosblik

Compound of kos (“food”) + blik (“tin”).

lunchbox (a container for transporting meals)


roofkopie

intellectual property
intellectual property

copy of content the former of which has been obtained under violation of intellectual property rights


ystervarkie

From ystervarkie, due to the resemblance of the confection to a small porcupine.

lamington; a small sponge cake square dipped in chocolate and rolled in desiccated coconut


inkus

Nativised spelling of incus, from Latin incūs (“anvil”).


alwyn

alwyn (plural alwyne, diminutive alwyntjie)

Arising from the shortening of the initial long vowel.


smeeblok

smeeblok (plural smeeblokke, diminutive smeeblokkie)

smeeblokke (plural)
smeeblokkie (diminutive)


gehoorbeentjie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + beentjie (“small bone”).

compound

auditory ossicle
auditory ossicle#English

(anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear


stiebeuel

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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

(anatomy) stirrup, stapes; a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear


hamerbeentjie

Compound of hamer + beentjie (“small bone”)

(anatomy) Synonym of hamer (a small bone in the middle ear)


gehoorstuk

gehoorstuk (plural gehoorstukke, diminutive gehoorstukkie)

gehoorstukke (plural)
gehoorstukkie (diminutive)

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + stuk (“part”).


ossikel

(anatomy) ossicle (any small bone or bony structure)


Wener

Wener (plural Weners, diminutive Wenertjie)

From Dutch Wener, equivalent to Wene + -er.

Viennese; an inhabitant of Vienna, the capital city of Austria


vingerfout

vingerfout (plural vingerfoute, diminutive vingerfoutjie)

vingerfoute (plural)
vingerfoutjie (diminutive)

Compound of vinger (“finger”) + fout (“mistake, error”).

compound

typographical error
typographical error#English


kopbeen

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kopbeen (plural kopbene, diminutive kopbeentjie)

kopbene (plural)
kopbeentjie (diminutive)


stokperdjie

Compound of stok (“wooden rod, stick”) + perd (“horse”) + -jie.

compound

hobby (an activity enjoyed in one's spare time)

hobby horse
hobby horse#English:_child's_toy

(figuratively) hobby horse (topic about which someone loves to talk)


handspraak

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


alleenspraak

Inherited from Dutch alleenspraak, equivalent to alleen (“alone”) + spraak (“speech”).


blommespraak

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


blommetaal

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

language of flowers
language of flowers#English


blomtaal

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


fokkol

hy bekommer oor fokkol

hulle het fokkol geëet voor die kuier

they ate fuck all before the get-together


aalpastei

[ˈɑːlpəsˌtɛi̯]


spraakterapie

(countable) speech therapy technique or method


spraakterapeut

Compound of spraak + terapeut (“therapist”).

speech therapist
speech therapist#English


spraakheelkunde

Compound of spraak + heelkunde (“medicine, surgery”).

(dated) Synonym of spraakterapie (“speech therapy”)


spraakverlies

Compound of spraak (“speech”) + verlies (“loss”)


woordblindheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + blindheid (“blindness”).

(psychiatry) Synonym of aleksie (“alexia”)


leesblindheid

Compound of lees (“reading”) + blindheid (“blindness”).


amnestiese afasie

(pathology) amnesic aphasia; anomic aphasia; dysnomia


herinneringsafasie

Compound of herinnering (“memory”) + -s- + afasie (“aphasia”)

amnestiese afasie
amnestiese afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) Synonym of amnestiese afasie


sensoriese afasie

Wernicke se afasie
Wernicke se afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) Synonym of Wernicke se afasie


woorddoofheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + doofheid (“deafness”).


gehoorafasie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + afasie (“aphasia”).

Wernicke's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia#English

(pathology) any form of Wernicke's aphasia affecting comprehension of spoken language, as opposed to written language


Wernicke se afasie

receptive aphasia
receptive aphasia#English

(pathology) Wernicke's aphasia; sensory aphasia; receptive aphasia


Broca se afasie

expressive aphasia
expressive aphasia#English

(pathology) Broca's aphasia; expressive aphasia


redakteur

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redakteur (plural redakteurs or redakteure, diminutive redakteurtjie, feminine redaktrise)

redakteurs (plural)
redakteure (plural)
redakteurtjie (diminutive)
redaktrise (feminine)

Inherited from Dutch redacteur, from French rédacteur, equivalent to redigeer + -eur.


redaktrise

redaktrise (plural redaktrises, diminutive redaktrisetjie, masculine redakteur)

redaktrises (plural)
redaktrisetjie (diminutive)
redakteur (masculine)

Inherited from Dutch redactrice, from French rédactrice, equivalent to redigeer + -ise.


kossak

kossak (plural kossakke, diminutive kossakkie)

kossakke (plural)
kossakkie (diminutive)

food bag, lunch bag (a bag, pouch or similar item for transporting a meal)


hertzoggie

Named after South African general J. B. M. Hertzog.

named-after

hertzoggie; an apricot jam-filled, coconut-topped tartlet


smutsie

smutsie; a type of apricot jam-filled tartlet


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”).

a tail resembling an arrow or an arrowhead

northern pintail
northern pintail#English

northern pintail (duck of the species Anas acuta)

shaft-tailed whydah
shaft-tailed whydah#English

shaft-tailed whydah, queen whydah (bird of the species Vidua regia)


pylstert

Compound of pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).

the tail or rear of an arrow, including nock and fletching


karmosyn

From Dutch karmozijn, from Middle French cramoisin, from Old French cramoisin, from Latin carmesinus, a variant of carminus, from Arabic قرمزي (qirmizi), a derived form of قرمز (qirmiz).


Beninees

Beninees (plural Beninese, diminutive Beninesie)

Beninese (plural)
Beninesie (diminutive)

Beninese (person from Benin or of Beninese descent)


Burkiniër

Burkiniër (plural Burkiniërs, diminutive Burkiniërtjie)

Burkiniërs (plural)
Burkiniërtjie (diminutive)

From the first part of Burkina Faso + -er.


Burkinees

Burkinees (plural Burkinese, diminutive Burkinesie)

Burkinese (plural)
Burkinesie (diminutive)

From the first part of Burkina Faso + -ees.

Burkinese; Burkinabe (person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent)


Burundees

Burundees (plural Burundese, diminutive Burundesie)

Burundese (plural)
Burundesie (diminutive)

Burundian (person from Burundi or of Burundian descent)


Burundiër

Burundiër (plural Burundiërs, diminutive Burundiërtjie)

Burundiërs (plural)
Burundiërtjie (diminutive)


sonbesie

son (“sun”) + besie (“bug”), from Dutch beestje, the diminutive of Dutch beest. Compare lieweheersbesie (“ladybug”).


Comoraan

Comoraan (plural Comorane, diminutive Comoraantjie)

Comorane (plural)
Comoraantjie (diminutive)

Comorian; Comoran (person from the Comoros or of Comorian descent)


Djiboetiër

Djiboetiër (plural Djiboetiërs, diminutive Djiboetiërtjie)

Djiboetiërs (plural)
Djiboetiërtjie (diminutive)

Djiboutian (person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent)


Eritreër

Eritreër (plural Eritreërs, diminutive Eritreërtjie)

Eritreërs (plural)
Eritreërtjie (diminutive)

Eritrean (person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent)


Ekwatoriaal-Guineër

Ekwatoriaal-Guineër (plural Ekwatoriaal-Guineërs, diminutive Ekwatoriaal-Guineërtjie)

Ekwatoriaal-Guineërs (plural)
Ekwatoriaal-Guineërtjie (diminutive)

Equatorial Guinean
Equatorial Guinean#English

Equatorial Guinean (person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent)


Etiopiër

Etiopiër (plural Etiopiërs, diminutive Etiopiërtjie)

Etiopiërs (plural)
Etiopiërtjie (diminutive)


pyn in die nek

pyn in die nek (plural [please provide])


die Here se werk

Dankie man, jy doen regtig die Here se werk.

Thanks man, you are really doing the Lord's work.


Ivoorkusser

Ivoorkusser (plural Ivoorkussers, diminutive Ivoorkussertjie)

Ivoorkussers (plural)
Ivoorkussertjie (diminutive)

Ivorian; Côte d'Ivoirian (person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent)


Ivoriaan

Ivoriaan (plural Ivoriane, diminutive Ivoriaantjie)

Ivoriane (plural)
Ivoriaantjie (diminutive)


Gaboenees

Gaboenees (plural Gaboenese, diminutive Gaboenesie)

Gaboenese (plural)
Gaboenesie (diminutive)

Gabonese (person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent)


Guineër

Guineër (plural Guineërs, diminutive Guineërtjie)

Guineërs (plural)
Guineërtjie (diminutive)

Guinean (person from Guinea or of Guinean descent)


Guinee-Bissauer

Guinee-Bissauer (plural Guinee-Bissauers, diminutive Guinee-Bissauertjie)

Guinee-Bissauers (plural)
Guinee-Bissauertjie (diminutive)

Guinea-Bissauan; Bissau-Guinean (person from Guinea-Bissau or of Guinea-Bissauan descent)


Kameroener

Kameroener (plural Kameroeners, diminutive Kameroenertjie)

Kameroeners (plural)
Kameroenertjie (diminutive)

Cameroonian (person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent)


Nigeriër

Nigeriër (plural Nigeriërs, diminutive Nigeriërtjie)

Nigeriërs (plural)
Nigeriërtjie (diminutive)

Nigerian (person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent)


Kaap Verdiër

Kaap Verdiër (plural Kaap Verdiërs, diminutive Kaap Verdiërtjie)

Kaap Verdiërs (plural)
Kaap Verdiërtjie (diminutive)

Cape Verdean (person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent)


Liberiër

Liberiër (plural Liberiërs, diminutive Liberiërtjie)

Liberiërs (plural)
Liberiërtjie (diminutive)

Liberian (person from Liberia or of Liberian descent)


Libiër

Libiër (plural Libiërs, diminutive Liberiërtjie)

Libiërs (plural)
Liberiërtjie (diminutive)

Libyan (person from Libya or of Libyan descent)


Malinees

Malinees (plural Malinese, diminutive Malinesie)

Malinese (plural)
Malinesie (diminutive)

Malian (person from Mali or of Malian descent)


Rwandees

Rwandees (plural Rwandese, diminutive Rwandesie)

Rwandese (plural)
Rwandesie (diminutive)

Rwandan (person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent)


Seychellees

Seychellees (plural Seychellese, diminutive Seychellesie)

Seychellese (plural)
Seychellesie (diminutive)

Seychellois (person from the Seychelles or of Seychellois descent)


Kanadees

Kanadees (plural Kanadese, diminutive Kanadesie)

Kanadese (plural)
Kanadesie (diminutive)

Canadian (person from Canada or of Canadian descent)


Zimbabwiër

Zimbabwiër (plural Zimbabwiërs, diminutive Zimbabwiërtjie)

Zimbabwiërs (plural)
Zimbabwiërtjie (diminutive)

Zimbabwean (person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent)


Mauritiaan

Mauritiaan (plural Mauritiane, diminutive Mauritiaantjie)

Mauritiane (plural)
Mauritiaantjie (diminutive)


Mauritiër

Mauritiër (plural Mauritiërs, diminutive Mauritiërtjie)

Mauritiërs (plural)
Mauritiërtjie (diminutive)

Mauritian (person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent)


Mauritaniër

Mauritaniër (plural Mauritaniërs, diminutive Mauritaniërtjie)

Mauritaniërs (plural)
Mauritaniërtjie (diminutive)

Mauritanian (person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent)


Tunisiër

Tunisiër (plural Tunisiërs, diminutive Tunisiërtjie)

Tunisiërs (plural)
Tunisiërtjie (diminutive)

Tunisian (person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent)


Ugandees

Ugandees (plural Ugandese, diminutive Ugandesie)

Ugandese (plural)
Ugandesie (diminutive)

Ugandan (person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent)


Tsjadiër

Tsjadiër (plural Tsjadiërs, diminutive Tsjadiërtjie)

Tsjadiërs (plural)
Tsjadiërtjie (diminutive)

Chadian (person from Chad or of Chadian descent)


Togolees

Togolees (plural Togolese, diminutive Togolesie)

Togolese (plural)
Togolesie (diminutive)

Togolese (person from Togo or of Togolese descent)


Togoër

Togoër (plural Togoërs, diminutive Togoërtjie)

Togoërs (plural)
Togoërtjie (diminutive)


Soedannees

Soedannees (plural Soedannese, diminutive Soedannesie)

Soedannese (plural)
Soedannesie (diminutive)

Sudanese, Sudanian (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent)


Suid-Soedannees

Suid-Soedannees (plural Suid-Soedannese, diminutive Suid-Soedannesie)

Suid-Soedannese (plural)
Suid-Soedannesie (diminutive)


Suid-Soedanees

Suid-Soedanees (plural Suid-Soedanese, diminutive Suid-Soedanesie)

Suid-Soedanese (plural)
Suid-Soedanesie (diminutive)

Nonstandard spelling of Suid-Soedannees.


Nigeryn

Nigeryn (plural Nigeryne, diminutive Nigeryntjie)

Nigeryne (plural)
Nigeryntjie (diminutive)

From Dutch Nigerijn, equivalent to Niger + -yn.


Kongolees

Kongolees (plural Kongolese, diminutive Kongolesie)

Kongolese (plural)
Kongolesie (diminutive)

Congolese (a person from the Congo or any Congolese state)


Sierra Leoner

Sierra Leoner (plural Sierra Leoners, diminutive Sierra Leonertjie)

Sierra Leoners (plural)
Sierra Leonertjie (diminutive)

Sierra Leonean (person from Sierra Leone or of Sierra Leonean descent)


Sentraal-Afrikaan

Sentraal-Afrikaan (plural Sentraal-Afrikane, diminutive Sentraal-Afrikaantjie)

Sentraal-Afrikane (plural)
Sentraal-Afrikaantjie (diminutive)

Central African (person from the Central African Republic, the region of Central Africa or of Central African descent)


Papoea-Nieu-Guinees

Papoea-Nieu-Guinees (plural Papoea-Nieu-Guinese, diminutive Papoea-Nieu-Guinesie)

Papoea-Nieu-Guinese (plural)
Papoea-Nieu-Guinesie (diminutive)

Papua New Guinean
Papua New Guinean#English

Papua New Guinean (person from Papua New Guinea or of Papua New Guinean descent)


Fidjiaan

Fidjiaan (plural Fidjiane, diminutive Fidjiaantjie)

Fidjiane (plural)
Fidjiaantjie (diminutive)

Fijian (person from Fiji or of Fijian descent)


Australianer

Australianer (plural Australianers, diminutive Australianertjie)

Australianers (plural)
Australianertjie (diminutive)


Sydneyer

Sydneyer (plural Sydneyers, diminutive Sydneyertjie)

Sydneyers (plural)
Sydneyertjie (diminutive)


Suvaan

Suvaan (plural Suvane, diminutive Suvaantjie)

person from or inhabitant of the Fijian city Suva


Toewaloeaan

Toewaloeaan (plural Toewaloeane, diminutive Toewaloeaantjie)

Toewaloeane (plural)
Toewaloeaantjie (diminutive)

Tuvaluan (person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan descent)


Tuvaluaan

Tuvaluaan (plural Tuvaluane, diminutive Tuvaluaantjie)

Tuvaluane (plural)
Tuvaluaantjie (diminutive)


Algierser

Algierser (plural Algiersers, diminutive Algiersertjie)

Algiersers (plural)
Algiersertjie (diminutive)

person from or inhabitant of the Algerian city Algiers


Kaïreen

Kaïreen (plural Kaïrene, diminutive Kaïreentjie)

Kaïrene (plural)
Kaïreentjie (diminutive)


kunsmatige intelligensie

kunsmatige intelligensie (plural kunsmatige intelligensies)

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence


vragmotorbestuurder

From vragmotor (“truck”) + bestuurder (“driver”).


opgeskorte vonnis

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opgeskorte vonnis (plural opgeskorte vonnisse)


opgeskorte vonnisse

opgeskorte vonnis
opgeskorte vonnis#Afrikaans


seepkis

seepkis (plural seepkiste, diminutive seepkissie)

seepkiste (plural)
seepkissie (diminutive)


aanlynplatform

aanlynplatform (plural [please provide])


briefskrywer

From brief (“letter”) + skrywer (“writer”).


springmielie

springmielie (plural springmielies, diminutive springmielietjie)

springmielies (plural)
springmielietjie (diminutive)

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

compound

popcorn (any type of maize which has kernels suitable for popping)


woefkardoes

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woefkardoes (plural woefkardoese, diminutive woefkardoesie)

woefkardoese (plural)
woefkardoesie (diminutive)

From woef (“dog, doggy”) + kardoes (“brown bag”).


Andorraan

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Andorraan (plural Andorrane, diminutive Andorraantjie)

Andorrane (plural)
Andorraantjie (diminutive)

Andorran (person from Andorra or of Andorran descent)


Armeniër

Armeniër (plural Armeniërs, diminutive Armeniërtjie)

Armeniërs (plural)
Armeniërtjie (diminutive)


Oostenryker

Oostenryker (plural Oostenrykers, diminutive Oostenrykertjie)

Oostenrykers (plural)
Oostenrykertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Oostenrijker, equivalent to Oostenryk + -er.

Austrian (person from Austria or of Austrian descent)


Azerbaidjanner

Azerbaidjanner (plural Azerbaidjanners, diminutive Azerbaidjannertjie)

Azerbaidjanners (plural)
Azerbaidjannertjie (diminutive)


Azerbeidjanner

Azerbeidjanner (plural Azerbeidjanners, diminutive Azerbeidjannertjie)

Azerbeidjanners (plural)
Azerbeidjannertjie (diminutive)

Azerbaijani; Azeri (person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent)


Aserbeidjanner

Aserbeidjanner (plural Aserbeidjanners, diminutive Aserbeidjannertjie)

Aserbeidjanners (plural)
Aserbeidjannertjie (diminutive)


Zagrebber

Zagrebber (plural Zagrebbers, diminutive Zagrebbertjie)

Zagrebbers (plural)
Zagrebbertjie (diminutive)


Yslander

Yslander (plural Yslanders, diminutive Yslandertjie)

Yslanders (plural)
Yslandertjie (diminutive)

Icelander (person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent)


Estlander

Estlander (plural Estlanders, diminutive Estlandertjie)

Estlanders (plural)
Estlandertjie (diminutive)


Magjaar

Magjaar (plural Magjare, diminutive Magjaartjie)

Magjare (plural)
Magjaartjie (diminutive)

Modern standardised spelling of Magyaar, ultimately from Hungarian magyar.


Siprioot

Siprioot (plural Sipriote, diminutive Sipriootjie)

Sipriote (plural)
Sipriootjie (diminutive)

Cypriot (person from Cyprus or of Cypriot descent)


Ciprioot

Ciprioot (plural Cipriote, diminutive Sipriootjie)

Cipriote (plural)
Sipriootjie (diminutive)


Letlander

Letlander (plural Letlanders, diminutive Letlandertjie)

Letlanders (plural)
Letlandertjie (diminutive)

Latvian; Lett (person from Latvia or of Latvian descent)


Litouer

Litouer (plural Litouers, diminutive Litouertjie)

Litouers (plural)
Litouertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Litouwer, equivalent to Litoue + -er.


Maltesiër

Maltesiër (plural Maltesiërs, diminutive Maltesiërtjie)

Maltesiërs (plural)
Maltesiërtjie (diminutive)

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


Italianer

Italianer (plural Italianers, diminutive Italianertjie)

Italianers (plural)
Italianertjie (diminutive)

Italian (person from Italy or of Italian descent)


Portugans

Portugans (plural Portuganse, diminutive Portugansie)

Portuganse (plural)
Portugansie (diminutive)

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Portugees


Boedapester

Boedapester (plural Boedapesters, diminutive Boedapestertjie)

Boedapesters (plural)
Boedapestertjie (diminutive)


Astanaan

Astanaan (plural Astanane, diminutive Astanaantjie)

Astanane (plural)
Astanaantjie (diminutive)


Montenegryn

Montenegryn (plural Montenegryne, diminutive Montenegryntjie)

Montenegryne (plural)
Montenegryntjie (diminutive)

Montenegrin (person from Montenegro or of Montenegrin descent)


Noord-Masedoniër

Noord-Masedoniër (plural Noord-Masedoniërs, diminutive Noord-Masedoniërtjie)

Noord-Masedoniërs (plural)
Noord-Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)

North Macedonian
North Macedonian#English

North Macedonian (person from North Macedonia or of North Macedonian descent)


Noord-Macedoniër

Noord-Macedoniër (plural Noord-Macedoniërs, diminutive Noord-Macedoniërtjie)

Noord-Macedoniërs (plural)
Noord-Macedoniërtjie (diminutive)

Alternative spelling of Noord-Masedoniër


Macedoniër

Macedoniër (plural Macedoniërs, diminutive Masedoniërtjie)

Macedoniërs (plural)
Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)


Masedoniër

Masedoniër (plural Masedoniërs, diminutive Masedoniërtjie)

Masedoniërs (plural)
Masedoniërtjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Macedoniër, equivalent to Masedonië + -er.

Macedonian (person from any of the various places or regions named Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon or of Macedonian descent)


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”).


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).


neushoringvoël

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


Lissabonner

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Lissabonner (plural Lissabonners, diminutive Lissabonnertjie)

Lissabonners (plural)
Lissabonnertjie (diminutive)


Osloër

Osloër (plural Osloërs, diminutive Osloërtjie)

Osloërs (plural)
Osloërtjie (diminutive)


Boekarester

Boekarester (plural Boekaresters, diminutive Boekarestertjie)

Boekaresters (plural)
Boekarestertjie (diminutive)


Roemeen

Roemeen (plural Roemene, diminutive Roemeentjie)

Roemene (plural)
Roemeentjie (diminutive)

Romanian (person from Romania or of Romanian descent)


Roemeniër

Roemeniër (plural Roemeniërs, diminutive Roemeniërtjie)

Roemeniërs (plural)
Roemeniërtjie (diminutive)


San Marinees

San Marinees (plural San Marinese, diminutive San Marinesie)

San Marinese (plural)
San Marinesie (diminutive)

Sammarinese (person from San Marino or of Sammarinese descent)


skryfskool

From skryf (“to write”) + skool (“school”).


lesersbrief

From leser (“reader”) + -s- + brief (“letter”).

compound

letter to the editor
letter to the editor


Belgradoër

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Belgradoër (plural Belgradoërs, diminutive Belgradoërtjie)

Belgradoërs (plural)
Belgradoërtjie (diminutive)


Serwiër

Serwiër (plural Serwiërs, diminutive Serwiërtjie)

Serwiërs (plural)
Serwiërtjie (diminutive)

Serbian (person from Serbia or of Serbian descent)

Serb (person of Serb ethnicity or of Serb descent)


Bratislaviër

Bratislaviër (plural Bratislaviërs, diminutive Bratislaviërtjie)

Bratislaviërs (plural)
Bratislaviërtjie (diminutive)


Bratislawiër

Bratislawiër (plural Bratislawiërs, diminutive Bratislawiërtjie)

Bratislawiërs (plural)
Bratislawiërtjie (diminutive)


Ljubljaan

Ljubljaan (plural Ljubljane, diminutive Ljubljaantjie)

Ljubljane (plural)
Ljubljaantjie (diminutive)


Switser

Switser (plural Switsers, diminutive Switsertjie)

Switsers (plural)
Switsertjie (diminutive)

Swiss (person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent)


Spanjool

Spanjool (plural Spanjole, diminutive Spanjooltjie)

Spanjole (plural)
Spanjooltjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Spanjool, from French Espagnol, from Spanish español or from Middle French espaignol.

(colloquial, derogatory) Synonym of Spanjaard (“Spaniard”)


Vatikaner

Vatikaner (plural Vatikaners, diminutive Vatikanertjie)

Vatikaners (plural)
Vatikanertjie (diminutive)

Vaticanian (person from or inhabitant of the Vatican City)


Londenaar

Londenaar (plural Londenaars or Londenare, diminutive Londenaartjie)

Londenaars (plural)
Londenare (plural)
Londenaartjie (diminutive)


Madridter

Madridter (plural Madridters, diminutive Madridtertjie)

Madridters (plural)
Madridtertjie (diminutive)


kampeerplek

From kampeer (“to camp”) + plek (“place”).


Nauruaan

Nauruaan (plural Nauruane, diminutive Nauruaantjie)

Nauruane (plural)
Nauruaantjie (diminutive)

Nauruan (person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent)


Belauer

Belauer (plural Belauers, diminutive Belauertjie)

Belauers (plural)
Belauertjie (diminutive)


Palauer

Palauer (plural Palauers, diminutive Palauertjie)

Palauers (plural)
Palauertjie (diminutive)

Palauan (person from Palau or of Palauan descent)


vryheidsoorlog

From vryheid + oorlog. Literally, “freedom war”.


sterrestelsel

From sterre (“stars”) + stelsel (“system”).


okkerneutboom

From okkerneut (“walnut”) + boom (“tree”).


kokaïne

cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)


besigheidsman

besigheidsman (plural besigheidsmanne, feminine besigheidsvrou)

besigheidsmanne (plural)
besigheidsvrou (feminine)

From besigheid (“business”) + -s- + man (“man”).


prysverhoging

From prys (“price”) + verhoging (“increase”).


privaatboodskap

From privaat (“private”) + boodskap (“message”).


vriendelys

From vriende (“friends”) + lys (“list”).


Tongaan

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Tongaan (plural Tongane, diminutive Tongaantjie)

Tongane (plural)
Tongaantjie (diminutive)

Tongan (person from Tonga or of Tongan descent)


Salomonseilander

Salomonseilander (plural Salomonseilanders, diminutive Salomonseilandertjie)

Salomonseilanders (plural)
Salomonseilandertjie (diminutive)

Solomon Islander
Solomon Islander#English

Solomon Islander (person from the Solomon Islands or of Solomonic descent)


Marshalleilander

Marshalleilander (plural Marshalleilanders, diminutive Marshalleilandertjie)

Marshalleilanders (plural)
Marshalleilandertjie (diminutive)

Marshall Islander
Marshall Islander#English

Marshallese, Marshall Islander (person from Marshall Islands or of Marshallese descent)


Mikronesiër

Mikronesiër (plural Mikronesiërs, diminutive Mikronesiërtjie)

Mikronesiërs (plural)
Mikronesiërtjie (diminutive)

Micronesian (person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent)


Vanuatuaan

Vanuatuaan (plural Vanuatuane, diminutive Vanuatuaantjie)

Vanuatuane (plural)
Vanuatuaantjie (diminutive)

Vanuatuan (person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent)


Nieu-Seelander

Nieu-Seelander (plural Nieu-Seelanders, diminutive Nieu-Seelandertjie)

Nieu-Seelanders (plural)
Nieu-Seelandertjie (diminutive)

New Zealander (person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent)


Wellingtonner

Wellingtonner (plural Wellingtonners, diminutive Wellingtonnertjie)

Wellingtonners (plural)
Wellingtonnertjie (diminutive)

person from or inhabitant of any of the various places named Wellington


Kiribatiër

Kiribatiër (plural Kiribatiërs, diminutive Kiribatiërtjie)

Kiribatiërs (plural)
Kiribatiërtjie (diminutive)

Kiribatian (person from Kiribati or of Kiribatian descent)


Afgaan

Afgaan (plural Afgane, diminutive Afgaantjie)


Bahreiner

Bahreiner (plural Bahreiners, diminutive Bahreinertjie)

Bahreiners (plural)
Bahreinertjie (diminutive)

Bahraini (person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent)


Oos-Timorees

Oos-Timorees (plural Oos-Timorese, diminutive Oos-Timoresie)

Oos-Timorese (plural)
Oos-Timoresie (diminutive)

East Timorese (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent)


Bangladesjer

Bangladesjer (plural Bangladesjers, diminutive Bangladesjertjie)

Bangladesjers (plural)
Bangladesjertjie (diminutive)

Bangladeshi (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent)


Bangladesji

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

Bangladesji's (plural)
Bangladesji'tjie (diminutive)

Ultimately from Bengali বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi).


Bhoetanees

Bhoetanees (plural Bhoetanese, diminutive Bhoetanesie)

Bhoetanese (plural)
Bhoetanesie (diminutive)


Bhoetaan

Bhoetaan (plural Bhoetane, diminutive Bhoetaantjie)

Bhoetane (plural)
Bhoetaantjie (diminutive)

Bhutanese (person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent)


Broeneier

Broeneier (plural Broeneiers, diminutive Broeneiertjie)

Broeneiers (plural)
Broeneiertjie (diminutive)

Bruneian (person from Brunei or of Bruneian descent)


Viëtnamees

Viëtnamees (plural Viëtnamese, diminutive Viëtnamesie)

Viëtnamese (plural)
Viëtnamesie (diminutive)

Vietnamese (person from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent)


Jordaniër

Jordaniër (plural Jordaniërs, diminutive Jordaniërtjie)

Jordaniërs (plural)
Jordaniërtjie (diminutive)

Jordanian (person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent)


Nabateër

Nabateër (plural Nabateërs, diminutive Nabateërtjie)

Nabateërs (plural)
Nabateërtjie (diminutive)

Nabataean (any of a group of people who lived in ancient Nabatea, now Jordan)


Koeweiti

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

Koeweiti's (plural)
Koeweiti'tjie (diminutive)

Kuwaiti (person from Kuwait or of Kuwaiti descent)


Irakkees

Irakkees (plural Irakkese, diminutive Irakkesie)

Irakkese (plural)
Irakkesie (diminutive)

Iraqi (person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent)


Irakiër

Irakiër (plural Irakiërs, diminutive Irakiërtjie)

Irakiërs (plural)
Irakiërtjie (diminutive)


Irannees

Irannees (plural Irannese, diminutive Irannesie)

Irannese (plural)
Irannesie (diminutive)

Iranian (person from Iran or of Iranian descent)


Libanees

Libanees (plural Libanese, diminutive Libanesie)

Libanese (plural)
Libanesie (diminutive)

Lebanese (person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent)


Taiwannees

Taiwannees (plural Taiwannese, diminutive Taiwannesie)

Taiwannese (plural)
Taiwannesie (diminutive)

Taiwanese (person from Taiwan or of Taiwanese descent)


Taiwanees

Taiwanees (plural Taiwanese, diminutive Taiwanesie)

Taiwanese (plural)
Taiwanesie (diminutive)


Taiwanner

Taiwanner (plural Taiwanners, diminutive Taiwannertjie)

Taiwanners (plural)
Taiwannertjie (diminutive)


Kambodjaan

Kambodjaan (plural Kambodjane, diminutive Kambodjaantjie)

Kambodjane (plural)
Kambodjaantjie (diminutive)

Cambodian (person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent)


Laosiaan

Laosiaan (plural Laosiane, diminutive Laosiaantjie)

Laosiane (plural)
Laosiaantjie (diminutive)

Lao, Laotian (person from Laos or of Laotian descent)


Japannees

Japannees (plural Japannese, diminutive Japannesie)

Japannese (plural)
Japannesie (diminutive)

Japanese (person from Japan or of Japanese descent)


Japsnees

Japsnees (plural Japsnese, diminutive Japsnesie)

Japsnese (plural)
Japsnesie (diminutive)

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Japannees


Kirgisiër

Kirgisiër (plural Kirgisiërs, diminutive Kirgisiërtjie)

Kirgisiërs (plural)
Kirgisiërtjie (diminutive)

Kyrgyzstani (person from Kyrgyzstan or of Kyrgyz descent)

Kyrgyz (member of the Kyrgyz people, a Turkic people primarily living in Kyrgyzstan)


Kirgistani

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

Kirgistani's (plural)
Kirgistani'tjie (diminutive)


Kirgistanner

Kirgistanner (plural Kirgistanners, diminutive Kirgistannertjie)

Kirgistanners (plural)
Kirgistannertjie (diminutive)


renostervoël

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


bergkwagga

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


episentrum

From Dutch epicentrum, from New Latin epicentrum.

(seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre


kameeldoring

→ English: camelthorn (calque)

/kɑˈmɪə̯ɫˌdʊə̯.rəŋ/

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


Porra

From Portuguese porra, a common expletive.

(derogatory, offensive) a person of Portuguese heritage, language or descent


Katarrees

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Katarrees (plural Katarrese, diminutive Katarresie)

Katarrese (plural)
Katarresie (diminutive)

Qatari (person from Qatar or of Qatari descent)


Katarees

Katarees (plural Katarese, diminutive Kataresie)

Katarese (plural)
Kataresie (diminutive)


brandstigting

From Dutch brandstichting. Equivalent to brandstig + -ing.


Filippyn

Filippyn (plural Filippyne, diminutive Filippyntjie)

Filippyne (plural)
Filippyntjie (diminutive)

Filipino (person from the Philippines or of Filipino descent)


Filipyn

Filipyn (plural Filipyne, diminutive Filipyntjie)

Filipyne (plural)
Filipyntjie (diminutive)


Filippyner

Filippyner (plural Filippyners, diminutive Filippynertjie)

Filippyners (plural)
Filippynertjie (diminutive)


Filippense

(historical) Philippians (inhabitants of the ancient Macedonian city of Philippi)


filippien

filippien (plural filippiene, diminutive filippientjie)

filippiene (plural)
filippientjie (diminutive)

philopena (nut or almond with double kernel)


filippyn

filippyn (plural filippyne, diminutive filippyntjie)

filippyne (plural)
filippyntjie (diminutive)


dubbeldooramandel

dubbeldooramandel (plural dubbeldooramandels, diminutive dubbeldooramandeltjie)

dubbeldooramandels (plural)
dubbeldooramandeltjie (diminutive)

Compound of dubbeldoor (“double-yolked”) + amandel (“almond”).

compound+

philopena (an almond with double kernel)


halfaam

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halfaam (plural halfame, diminutive halfaampie)

halfame (plural)
halfaampie (diminutive)

(historical) half of an aam (roughly 16 wine gallons in South Africa)

(historical, by extension) a barrel with the volume of half an aam


alfaam

alfaam (plural alfame, diminutive alfaampie)


dubbeldoor

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

(by extension) doubled form of something that usually appears as singular


Singapoerees

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Singapoerees (plural Singapoerese, diminutive Singapoeresie)

Singapoerese (plural)
Singapoeresie (diminutive)

Singaporean (person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent)


Tadjikistanner

Tadjikistanner (plural Tadjikistanners, diminutive Tadjikistannertjie)

Tadjikistanners (plural)
Tadjikistannertjie (diminutive)

Tajikistani (person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent)


polisiekar

polisiekar (plural polisiekarre, diminutive polisiekarretjie)

polisiekarre (plural)
polisiekarretjie (diminutive)


polisiewa

polisiewa (plural polisiewaens, diminutive polisiewaentjie)

polisiewaens (plural)
polisiewaentjie (diminutive)


rooitjie

From rooi (“red”). Compare Dutch rooitje (“1000 euro, a grand”) (a diminutive of rooie).


trompie

Possibly of same origin as Irish trumpa or Ukrainian дримба (drymba).


bloedsuier

bloedsuier (plural bloedsuiers, diminutive bloedsuiertjie)

bloedsuiers (plural)
bloedsuiertjie (diminutive)


sjimpansee

sjimpansee (plural sjimpansees, diminutive sjimpanseetjie)

sjimpansees (plural)
sjimpanseetjie (diminutive)


koffiewinkel

koffiewinkel (plural koffiewinkels, diminutive koffiewinkeltjie)

koffiewinkels (plural)
koffiewinkeltjie (diminutive)


bloemistewinkel

bloemistewinkel (plural bloemistewinkels, diminutive bloemistewinkeltjie)

bloemistewinkels (plural)
bloemistewinkeltjie (diminutive)


bloemis

bloemis (plural bloemiste, diminutive bloemissie, feminine bloemiste)

bloemiste (plural)
bloemissie (diminutive)
bloemiste (feminine)

From Dutch bloemist. Analyzable as bloem + -is.


bloemiste

bloemiste (plural bloemiste, diminutive bloemissie, masculine bloemis)

bloemiste (plural)
bloemissie (diminutive)
bloemis (masculine)


grimeerkunstenaar

grimeerkunstenaar (plural grimeerkunstenaars, diminutive grimeerkunstenaartjie)

grimeerkunstenaars (plural)
grimeerkunstenaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + kunstenaar (“artist”).


grimeervoorkoms

Compound of grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + voorkoms (“appearance”).


grimering

From grimeer (“to apply makeup”) + -ing.


grimeringverwyderaar

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grimeringverwyderaar (plural grimeringverwyderaars, diminutive grimeringverwyderaartjie)

grimeringverwyderaars (plural)
grimeringverwyderaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of grimering (“makeup”) + verwyderaar (“stain remover”).


naellak

Compound of nael (“nail”) + lak (“lacquer”).


naellakverwyderaar

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naellakverwyderaar (plural naellakverwyderaars, diminutive naellakverwyderaartjie)

naellakverwyderaars (plural)
naellakverwyderaartjie (diminutive)

Compound of naellak (“nail polish”) + verwyderaar (“stain remover”).


rivierkonyn

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rivierkonyn (plural rivierkonyne, diminutive konyntjie)

rivierkonyne (plural)
konyntjie (diminutive)

Compound of rivier (“river”) + konyn (“rabbit”)

riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis)


wildekalkoen

wildekalkoen (plural wildekalkoene, diminutive wildekalkoentjie)

wildekalkoene (plural)
wildekalkoentjie (diminutive)

Compound of wilde (“wild”) + kalkoen (“turkey”).

Geronticus calvus
Geronticus calvus#Translingual


baardaasvoël

baardaasvoël (plural baardaasvoëls, diminutive baardaasvoëltjie)

baardaasvoëls (plural)
baardaasvoëltjie (diminutive)

Compound of baard (“bearded”) + aasvoël (“vulture”).

Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus barbatus#Translingual

lammergeier, bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)


mierystervark

mierystervark (plural mierystervarke, diminutive mierystervarkie)

mierystervarke (plural)
mierystervarkie (diminutive)

Compound of mier (“ant”) + ystervark (“porcupine”)


ringstertlemur

ringstertlemur (plural ringstertlemurs, diminutive ringstertlemurtjie)

ringstertlemurs (plural)
ringstertlemurtjie (diminutive)

Compound of ring (“ring”) + stert (“tail”) + lemur


boomspitsmuis

boomspitsmuis (plural boomspitsmuise, diminutive boomspitsmuisie)

boomspitsmuise (plural)
boomspitsmuisie (diminutive)

Compound of boom (“tree”) + spitsmuis (“shrew”)


bosnagaap

bosnagaap (plural bosnagape, diminutive bosnagapie)

bosnagape (plural)
bosnagapie (diminutive)

Compound of bos (“forest”) + nagaap (“bushbaby”).

thick-tailed bushbaby
thick-tailed bushbaby

thick-tailed bushbaby (member of Otolemur)


waterkoedoe

waterkoedoe (plural waterkoedoes, diminutive waterkoedoetjie)

waterkoedoes (plural)
waterkoedoetjie (diminutive)

Compound of water (“water”) + koedoe (“kudu”).


swartwitpens

swartwitpens (plural swartwitpense, diminutive swartwitpensie)

swartwitpense (plural)
swartwitpensie (diminutive)

Compound of swart (“black”) + wit (“white”) + pens (“belly”).


basterwaterbok

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basterwaterbok (plural basterwaterbokke, diminutive basterwaterbokkie)

basterwaterbokke (plural)
basterwaterbokkie (diminutive)

Compound of baster (“bastard”) + waterbok (“waterbuck”).


muskeljaatkat

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muskeljaatkat (plural muskeljaatkatte, diminutive muskeljaatkatjie)

muskeljaatkatte (plural)
muskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

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


muskeljaat

From Dutch muskeljaat, from Middle Dutch muskeliaet, apparently further from a Romantic source. Has been suggested the term may be related to French muscardin.


grootkolmuskeljaatkat

grootkolmuskeljaatkat (plural grootkolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive grootkolmuskeljaatkatjie)

grootkolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
grootkolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of groot (“large”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).


kleinkolmuskeljaatkat

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kleinkolmuskeljaatkat (plural kleinkolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive kleinkolmuskeljaatkatjie)

kleinkolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
kleinkolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of klein (“small”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).

com

Genetta genetta
Genetta genetta#Translingual


rooikolmuskeljaatkat

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rooikolmuskeljaatkat (plural rooikolmuskeljaatkatte, diminutive rooikolmuskeljaatkatjie)

rooikolmuskeljaatkatte (plural)
rooikolmuskeljaatkatjie (diminutive)

Compound of rooi (“red”) + kol (“spotted”) + muskeljaatkat (“genet”).


vanieljegeursel

vanielje geursel
vanielje geursel#Afrikaans

Alternative spelling of vanielje geursel (“vanilla extract”)


beskermengel

From Dutch beschermengel. Equivalent to beskerm + engel.


winskoop

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winskoop (plural winskope, diminutive winskopie)

winskope (plural)
winskopie (diminutive)

bargain (something that can be purchased at an advantageous price)


posadres

From pos + adres. Compare Dutch postadres.

postal address (address of a post office box to which letters and parcels can be sent)


temalied

temalied (plural temaliede, diminutive temaliedjie)

temaliede (plural)
temaliedjie (diminutive)

(music) intro, theme song (a song that supports the theme of a radio or TV program and is usually played at the beginning of it)


wenkbrou

From Dutch wenkbrauw, from Middle Dutch wintbrauwe, from Old Dutch *wintbrāwa. The first element is unknown but presumed to be related to Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos). The second element is from Proto-Germanic *brēwō.


gesag

From Dutch gezag, from Middle Dutch gesach.


keël

From Dutch kegel, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil. Doublet of kegel (“pin in ninepins / bowling, skittle”).


weggooidoek

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weggooidoek (plural weggooidoeke, diminutive weggooidoekie)

weggooidoeke (plural)
weggooidoekie (diminutive)

From weggooi (“throw away”) + doek (“diaper”).


spuitgoed

From spuit (“spray”) + goed (“stuff, things”).

sprayer (“any object used for spraying, such as a spray bottle”)


lekkerruikgoed

From lekkerruik (“pleasant-smelling; aromatic”) + goed (“stuff, things”).