"zeekoe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈzeː.ku/, [ˈsei̯.ku] (note: some Northern dialects) 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|+}} zeekoe f (plural zeekoeien, diminutive zeekoetje n)
  1. manatee, marine mannal of the order Sirenia Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zeekoe-nl-noun-mf3PA2xW Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 41 45
  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: 38 62 Categories (other): South African Dutch, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with glide vowel in plural Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 41 45

Inflected forms

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