sjouwer

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Schowwer (Eupen)
Scholder (Krefeld)
schoër, skoër (West Limburgish)
schouwer (West Limburgish, North Limburgish, and some Central Limburgish dialects)
schouver, sjouver (some Central Limburgish dialects)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch *sculdero, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔu̯.əʀ/, (western dialects) /ˈʃɔw.əʀ/
IPA^(key): (Maastrichtian) [ˈʃɔːu̯˨.əʀ]

Noun

sjouwer f (plural sjouwere or sjouwers or sjouwersj, diminutive sjuierke or sjuiwerke or sjuiersje)

(widespread variant, especially in Dutch Limburg) shoulder
Synonym: (Bilzen, Tongeren, and Kinrooi) assel

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