blaker

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Afrikaans

Blaker (a low candle holder with a flat foot).

Etymology

From Dutch blaker, from Middle Dutch blaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑː.kər/
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Noun

blaker (plural blakers, diminutive blakertjie)

  1. low candle holder or candelabrum, usually with a flat foot
  2. (colloquial) bum; backside; ass
    Sit op jou blaker!
    Sit on your ass!

Synonyms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch blaker. Equivalent to blaken +‎ -er.

Noun

blaker m (plural blakers)

  1. a dish or low candelabrum with a handle, used as a candleholder
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: blaker
  • → Sranan Tongo: blakri, braki, brakri

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

blaker

  1. inflection of blakeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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