dassie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.
The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

Synonyms

hyrax

Derived terms

dassie rat

Related terms

Translations

rock hyrax

Afrikaans: dassie (af), klipdas (af)
Esperanto: prokaviulo
French: daman (fr) m
Polish: góralek przylądkowy (pl) m
Swahili: pelele, kwanga (sw)

Anagrams

A-sides, Daises, Desais, asides, daises, daïses

Afrikaans

Etymology

das +‎ -ie. Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈda.si/
Audio (file)

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

rock hyrax, dassie
Synonym: klipdas

Derived terms

dassiepis

Descendants

→ English: dassie

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