beker
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See also: Beker
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.
Noun
beker (plural bekers, diminutive bekertjie)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”). Cognate with English beaker. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
beker m (plural bekers, diminutive bekertje n)
- beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
- cup (trophy)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: beker
- Negerhollands: beeker
- → Indonesian: beker
- → Papiamentu: beker
- → Sranan Tongo: beiker
- → Caribbean Javanese: bèker
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
beker
- inflection of bekeren:
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbekər/
- Rhymes: -ekər
- Syllabification: be‧ker
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
bekêr
Etymology 2
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.
Noun
bekêr
Further reading
- “beker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.