dommekracht

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of dom (“nave”, related to duim (“thumb”)) +‎ -e- +‎ kracht.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɔ.məˈkrɑxt/
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  • Hyphenation: dom‧me‧kracht

Noun

dommekracht f (plural dommekrachten, diminutive dommekrachtje n)

  1. a jack suited for lifting heavy loads
  2. (derogatory) dumb strong person, similar to gorilla

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: dhongkrah
  • → Indonesian: dongkrak
  • → Russian: домкрат (domkrat)

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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