bieg

(religion) confession of sin to a priest


bieg

af-verb

bieg (present bieg, present participle biegende, past participle gebieg)

bieg (present)
biegende (participle present)
gebieg (participle past)


a cappella

Either from Dutch a capella or from English a cappella, ultimately from Italian alla cappella.


wapen

head

wapen (plural wapens, diminutive wapentjie)

From Dutch wapen, from Middle Dutch wâpen, from Old Dutch wāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.


hamer

hamer (plural hamers, diminutive hamertjie)

From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

(sports) a hammer; heavy ball on a length of wire, used for throwing

(music) a hammer; part of a piano, dulcimer and similar instruments which strikes the string


kleur

af-verb

kleur (present kleur, present participle kleurende, past participle gekleur)

kleur (present)
kleurende (participle present)
gekleur (participle past)

(photography, cinematography) to colorize, to colourise


bok

→ Xhosa: ibhokhwe

From Dutch bok (“buck, male goat”), from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch buc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.


golem

bor

גולם \ גֹּלֶם


gat

From Dutch gat (“hole, gap; arse”), from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą.


braai

af-verb

braai (present braai, present participle braaiende, past participle gebraai)

braai (present)
braaiende (participle present)
gebraai (participle past)

From Dutch braden, from Middle Dutch brâden, from Old Dutch brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną.

Nou gaan ons braai

Ek mag nie vleis in my tuin braai nie.

(cooking) to grill meat over an open flame, to braai


bas

From Dutch bas, borrowed from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.


loop

From Dutch loop, from Middle Dutch lôop, from Old Dutch *lōp.

(music, usually in diminutive) run: a rapid passage in music, especially along a scale


Openbaring

(biblical) Revelation; the biblical book, Revelation


hoek

From Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).


sleutel

head

sleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)

sleutels (plural)
sleuteltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.


kruis

kruis (plural kruise, diminutive kruisie)

From Dutch kruis, from Middle Dutch crûce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux (“cross”).

cross, sign of the cross
(heraldry) saltire


koor

From Dutch koor, from Middle Dutch côor.


capriccio

Either from Dutch capriccio or from English capriccio, ultimately from Italian capriccio.


Numeri

(biblical) Numbers; the biblical book, Numbers


Deut.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Deuteronomium.


parra

af-verb

parra (present parra, present participle parraende, past participle geparra)

parra (present)
parraende (participle present)
geparra (participle past)

Borrowed from Portuguese parar (“to halt, to stop”).

(fishing) to stop a fishing boat and wait; to keep a boat in a certain position


leraar

/ˈlɪə̯.rɑːr/

From Dutch leraar. Doublet of leerder (“learner”).

(religion) reverend, minister, clergyman


fok

fok (present fok, present participle -, past participle gefok)

From Dutch fokken, from Middle Dutch focken, vocken, from Old Dutch *fokken, possibly of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin (compare Norwegian fukka, Swedish fokka), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną. Likely related to German ficken. The pejorative senses and usage are semantic loans of English fuck.

(transitive, intransitive, agriculture, obsolete) to breed (notably of domesticated animals)


sokker

association football
association football


motief

From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from French motif, from Latin mōtīvus.

Daar is geen motiewe in hierdie kuns, alleen maar improvisasie nie.

There are no motifs in this art, there's only improvisation.


pluimbal

From Dutch pluimbal. Equivalent to pluim + bal.


drankoffer

head

drankoffer (plural drankoffers, diminutive drankoffertjie)

drankoffers (plural)
drankoffertjie (diminutive)

From drank (“drink, beverage, alcoholic beverage”) + offer (“sacrifice”).


Eksodus

(biblical) Exodus; the book of the Bible describing the Exodus


Klaagl.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Klaagliedere.


Hooglied

(biblical) Song of Solomon; Canticles; the biblical book of Canticles


Rigters

(biblical) Judges; the biblical book, Judges


Klaagliedere

(biblical) Lamentations; the biblical book Lamentations


Konings

(biblical) Kings; any of the biblical books called Kings


vlugbal

head

vlugbal (plural vlugballe, diminutive vlugballetjie)

vlugballe (plural)
vlugballetjie (diminutive)


boogskiet

From Dutch boogschieten, equivalent to boog (“bow”) + skiet (“shoot”).


kolwer

kolwer (plural kolwers, diminutive kolwertjie)

kolwers (plural)
kolwertjie (diminutive)


bofbal

bofbal (plural bofballe, diminutive bofballetjie)

bofballe (plural)
bofballetjie (diminutive)


orkes

From Dutch orkest, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).


kappie

kappie (plural kappies, diminutive kappietjie)

kappies (plural)
kappietjie (diminutive)

Compound of kap + -pie, from Dutch kapje.


monoloog

monoloog (plural monoloë, diminutive monologie)

Inherited from Dutch monoloog, borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).

(drama, authorship) monologue, soliloquy


dwaalleer

From Dutch dwaalleer. Equivalent to dwaal (“to wander”) + leer (“doctrine”).


stiebeuel

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


motories

af-adj

motories (attributive motoriese, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch motorisch, equivalent to motor + -ies.

die koms van die sensusmanne word as die motoriese moment van Fiela se Kind gesien

the arrival of the census takers is seen as the catalytic moment in Fiela se Kind

(literature, drama) inciting; catalytic; pertaining to an action that sets the successive conflict into motion


Filippense

Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Philippians#English

(biblical) Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians (book of the New Testament of the Bible)


temalied

head

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)