boodschap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bodescap, from Old Dutch *bodaskap, from Proto-West Germanic *bodaskapi. Equivalent to bode + -schap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːtsxɑp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bood‧schap

Noun

boodschap f (plural boodschappen, diminutive boodschapje n)

  1. message
  2. errand

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: boodskap
  • Negerhollands: boodskap, boskap
  • Caribbean Javanese: boskap
  • Sranan Tongo: boskopu
    • Lokono: boskopo
    • Aukan: bosikopu
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