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


Singapoer

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Singapoerees

af-adj

Singapoerees (attributive Singapoerese, not comparable)

Singaporean (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore or the Singaporean people)


Singapoerees

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Singapoerees (plural Singapoerese, diminutive Singapoeresie)

Singapoerese (plural)
Singapoeresie (diminutive)

Singaporean (person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent)


Singapoers

af-adj

Singapoers (attributive Singapoerse, not comparable)


Doesjanbe

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)


Tadjikistans

Tadjikistans (attributive Tadjikistanse, not comparable)

Tajik, Tajikistani (of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan or the Tajik people)


Tadjikistanner

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Tadjikistanner (plural Tadjikistanners, diminutive Tadjikistannertjie)

Tadjikistanners (plural)
Tadjikistannertjie (diminutive)

Tajikistani (person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent)


Abbreviation of een-en-dertigste (“31st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-dertigste (“32nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-dertigste (“33rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-dertigste (“34th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-dertigste (“35th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-dertigste (“36th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-dertigste (“37th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-dertigste (“38th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-dertigste (“39th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-veertigste (“41st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-veertigste (“42nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-veertigste (“43rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-veertigste (“44th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-veertigste (“45th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-veertigste (“46th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-veertigste (“47th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-veertigste (“48th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-veertigste (“49th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-vyftigste (“51st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-vyftigste (“52nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-vyftigste (“53rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-vyftigste (“54th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-vyftigste (“55th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-vyftigste (“56th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-vyftigste (“57th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-vyftigste (“58th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-vyftigste (“59th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-sestigste (“61st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-sestigste (“62nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-sestigste (“63rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-sestigste (“64th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-sestigste (“65th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-sestigste (“66th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-sestigste (“67th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-sestigste (“68th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-sestigste (“69th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-sewentigste (“71st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-sewentigste (“72nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-sewentigste (“73rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-sewentigste (“74th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-sewentigste (“75th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-sewentigste (“76th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-sewentigste (“77th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-sewentigste (“78th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-sewentigste (“79th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-tagtigste (“81st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-tagtigste (“82nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-tagtigste (“83rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-tagtigste (“84th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-tagtigste (“85th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-tagtigste (“86th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-tagtigste (“87th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-tagtigste (“88th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-tagtigste (“89th”).


Abbreviation of een-en-negentigste (“91st”).


Abbreviation of twee-en-negentigste (“92nd”).


Abbreviation of drie-en-negentigste (“93rd”).


Abbreviation of vier-en-negentigste (“94th”).


Abbreviation of vyf-en-negentigste (“95th”).


Abbreviation of ses-en-negentigste (“96th”).


Abbreviation of sewe-en-negentigste (“97th”).


Abbreviation of agt-en-negentigste (“98th”).


Abbreviation of nege-en-negentigste (“99th”).


Oranje-Vrystaat

Orange Free State
Orange Free State#English

Orange Free State (a former republic in southern Africa)


Springbokke

From springbokke, the plural of springbok.

Springboks (South African national rugby union team)


Bokke

Abbreviation of Springbokke (“South African national rugby union team”).


Sirië

Inherited from Dutch Syrië, ultimately from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Damaskus)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)


goeie vraag

Dis nou 'n goeie vraag dink ek. Dis seker die intelligentste vraag wat De Beer nog in sy hele lewe gevra het.

2014 October 3, Theunis Engelbrecht, Papegaaislaai, Umuzi, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Now that's a good question, I think. That's probably the most intelligent question that De Beer has ever asked in his entire life.

good question (acknowledging that a question is difficult to answer)


neëntigste

af-adj

neëntigste (attributive neëntigste, not comparable)


een-en-neëntigste

een-en-neëntigste (attributive een-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


twee-en-neëntigste

twee-en-neëntigste (attributive twee-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


drie-en-neëntigste

drie-en-neëntigste (attributive drie-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


vier-en-neëntigste

vier-en-neëntigste (attributive vier-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


vyf-en-neëntigste

vyf-en-neëntigste (attributive vyf-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


ses-en-neëntigste

ses-en-neëntigste (attributive ses-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


sewe-en-neëntigste

sewe-en-neëntigste (attributive sewe-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


nege-en-neëntigste

nege-en-neëntigste (attributive nege-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


agt-en-neëntigste

agt-en-neëntigste (attributive agt-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


ag-en-neëntigste

ag-en-neëntigste (attributive ag-en-neëntigste, not comparable)


neëntiende

neëntiende (attributive neëntiende, not comparable)


neënde

neënde (attributive neënde, not comparable)


Zarel

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; Eerste en Finale

1958, Government of South Africa, “Death Notices”, in Government Gazette, volume 191, page 97:

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; First and Final


sosiaal

sosiaal (attributive sosiale, comparative sosialer, superlative sosiaalste)

sosiale (attributive)
sosialer (comparative)
sosiaalste (superlative)


maak droog

af-verb

maak droog (present maak droog, present participle droogmakend, past participle droog gemaak)

maak droog (present)
droogmakend (participle present)
droog gemaak (participle past)

LOES: is jy nou laf? Dis moeilik om 'n ideoloog te laat besef hy maak droog.

1985, Gerrit Olivier, Tienie du Plessis, editor, Stet, volume 3, page 31:

LOES: Are you crazy? It's hard to get an ideologist to realise that he's making a mess.

"Ek is jou vriendin, juis daarom kan ek vir jou sê as ek sien jy maak droog." Sy sit haar hand op Anya se skouer en vir 'n rukkie loop hulle in stilte.

2020, Elsa Winckler, Ware Noord [True North], LAPA Publishers, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

"I'm your friend, therefore I can tell you when I see you making a mistake." She put her hand on Anya's shoulder and for a while they walked in silence.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maak, droog.


Janse van Rensburg

From Claas Jansz van Rensburg, the progenitor of the van Rensburg surname in South Africa; settled in the Cape Colony by 1708. Jansz (variant of Janse) was his middle name.


polisiekar

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polisiekar (plural polisiekarre, diminutive polisiekarretjie)

polisiekarre (plural)
polisiekarretjie (diminutive)


polisiewa

polisiewa (plural polisiewaens, diminutive polisiewaentjie)

polisiewaens (plural)
polisiewaentjie (diminutive)


Gerrie

a diminutive of the male given name Gerhardus, used also as a legal name in its own right.


van lekker lag, kom lekker huil

Literally “from hearty laughter, comes hearty crying”.

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye


droom van my

Used to wish a person a good night’s sleep.


Siries

af-adj

Siries (attributive Siriese, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Syrisch, equivalent to Sirië + -ies.

Syrian (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syriac language)


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).


argeologies

argeologies (attributive argeologiese, not comparable)

From Dutch archeologisch. Equivalent to argeologie + -ies.


artifisieel

artifisieel (attributive artifisiële, comparative artifisiëler, superlative artifisieelste)

artifisiële (attributive)
artifisiëler (comparative)
artifisieelste (superlative)

From Dutch artificieel, from French artificiel


dekoratief

dekoratief (attributive dekoratiewe, comparative dekoratiewer, superlative dekoratiefste)

dekoratiewe (attributive)
dekoratiewer (comparative)
dekoratiefste (superlative)

From Dutch decoratief, from French décoratif


bloedsuier

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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)


grimeer

af-verb

grimeer (present grimeer, present participle grimeerende, past participle gegrimeer)

grimeer (present)
grimeerende (participle present)
gegrimeer (participle past)

From Dutch grimeren, from French grimer.


grimeerkunstenaar

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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”).


suiwer

af-adj

suiwer (attributive suiwere, comparative suiwerder, superlative suiwerste)

suiwere (attributive)
suiwerder (comparative)
suiwerste (superlative)

suiwer wins

neat, pure (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit)


suiwer

af-verb

suiwer (present suiwer, present participle suiwerende, past participle gesuiwer)

suiwer (present)
suiwerende (participle present)
gesuiwer (participle past)


vanieljegeursel

vanielje geursel
vanielje geursel#Afrikaans

Alternative spelling of vanielje geursel (“vanilla extract”)


nou-nou

→ English: now-now


beskermengel

From Dutch beschermengel. Equivalent to beskerm + engel.


SWAVO

Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie
w:Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie

(Namibia, politics) Abbreviation of Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAPO, South West Africa People's Organization


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)


in die steek laat

af-verb

in die steek laat (present in die steek laat, present participle in die steek laatende, past participle gein die steek laat)

in die steek laat (present)
in die steek laatende (participle present)
gein die steek laat (participle past)

From Dutch in de steek laten (literally “leave in the knot/stitch”). Compare German im Stich lassen.

inh

(idiomatic) to abandon, leave behind, leave in the lurch


Klerk

English: Klerk


enkelspeler

af-adj

enkelspeler (attributive enkelspelere, not comparable)

From enkel (“single”) + speler (“player”).


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.


seëvier

af-verb

seëvier (present seëvier, present participle seëvierende, past participle geseëvier)

seëvier (present)
seëvierende (participle present)
geseëvier (participle past)

From Dutch zegevieren. By surface analysis, seë (“victory”) + vier (“to celebrate”), the former being an archaic form of sege.


keël

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


Bosnies-Herzegowinies

af-adj

Bosnies-Herzegowinies (attributive Bosnies-Herzegowiniese, not comparable)

Bosnia and Herzegovinian
Bosnia and Herzegovinian#English


Bosnies-Herzegowiniese

attributive form of Bosnies-Herzegowinies


spu

af-verb

spu (present spu, present participle spuwende or spuende, past participle gespu)

spu (present)
spuwende (participle present)
spuende (participle present)
gespu (participle past)

From Dutch spuwen, which see. Doublet of spoeg (“to spit”).

to spew, spout, squirt (from, or as if from, the mouth)


ek praat nie Engels nie

Ek is jammer, maar ek praat nie Engels nie.

I don't speak English
I don't speak English


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”).