baviaan
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- baviaen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch baubijn, from Old French babuin, perhaps from baboe (“grimace”).
The spelling with -iaen (modern spelling: -iaan) first appears in the sixteenth century, becoming common in the seventeenth century, perhaps due to the Arminian controversy as a rhyme for arminiaan.
Pronunciation
Noun
baviaan m (plural bavianen, diminutive baviaantje n)
- baboon, monkey of the genus Papio
- (obsolete, Protestantism, derogatory) Arminian, Remonstrant