"dassie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /ˈda.si/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-dassie.wav Forms: dassies [plural]
Etymology: das + -ie. From das (“badger; hyrax”) + -ie (diminutive). Etymology templates: {{suffix|af|das|ie}} das + -ie, {{af|af|das<t:badger; hyrax>|-ie<pos:diminutive>}} das (“badger; hyrax”) + -ie (diminutive) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|dassies|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} dassie (plural dassies), {{af-noun|s}} dassie (plural dassies)
  1. rock hyrax, dassie Synonyms: klipdas Derived forms: dassiepis

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dassie.wav Forms: dassies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|dassie}} Afrikaans dassie, {{der|en|nl|das||badger}} Dutch das (“badger”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dassie (plural dassies)
  1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax. Synonyms: hyrax Derived forms: dassie rat Related terms: boomdas, dassiepis Translations (rock hyrax): dassie (Afrikaans), klipdas (Afrikaans), prokaviulo (Esperanto), daman [masculine] (French), góralek przylądkowy [masculine] (Polish), pelele (Swahili), kwanga (Swahili)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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