"zeekoe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈzeː.ku/, [ˈsei̯.ku] Audio: Nl-zeekoe.ogg Forms: zeekoeien [plural], zeekoetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch seecoe, equivalent to zee (“sea”) + koe (“cow”); compare English sea cow. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|seecoe}} Middle Dutch seecoe, {{af|nl|zee|koe|t1=sea|t2=cow}} zee (“sea”) + koe (“cow”), {{cog|en|sea cow}} English sea cow Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|zeekoeien|zeekoetje}} zeekoe f (plural zeekoeien, diminutive zeekoetje n)
  1. manatee, marine mannal of the order Sirenia Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-zeekoe-nl-noun-mf3PA2xW Disambiguation of Mammals: 47 53
  2. (South Africa, archaic) common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (now exclusively used when rendering Afrikaans seekoei) Tags: South-Africa, archaic, feminine Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: nijlpaard
    Sense id: en-zeekoe-nl-noun-dyQUBujW Disambiguation of Mammals: 47 53 Categories (other): South African Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup, Dutch nouns with glide vowel in plural Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with glide vowel in plural: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zeekoegat

Noun [English]

Forms: zeekoes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch zeekoe. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|zeekoe}} Dutch zeekoe Head templates: {{en-noun}} zeekoe (plural zeekoes)
  1. (archaic) hippopotamus Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-zeekoe-en-noun-2zX7RdHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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