vlerk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlerk, from Middle Dutch vlerc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flɛrk/
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Noun

vlerk (plural vlerke)

  1. wing

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic *feþerik, *feþerak (“wing”), from *feþru (“feather”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vlɛrk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vlerk
  • Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun

vlerk m or f (plural vlerken, diminutive vlerkje n)

  1. wing
  2. scoundrel

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vlerk
  • Negerhollands: vlerk
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