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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch antscoen, hantscoe, from Old Dutch *hantscuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *handuskōh. Equivalent to hand + schoen (“shoe, cover”). Cognate with German Handschuh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑnt.sxun/
- Hyphenation: hand‧schoen
Noun
handschoen m (plural handschoenen, diminutive handschoentje n)
- glove (item of clothing)
- Hyponym: want
Derived terms
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Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch handschoen, from Middle Dutch hantschoe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /han.s(ə)kʊn/, /hant̚skʊn/
Noun
handschoen
- (medicine) gloves
- Synonym: sarung tangan