kanker

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See also: kanker-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kanker, from Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaŋ.kər/
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Noun

kanker (plural kankers)

  1. cancer

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.

Noun

kanker m (plural kankers, diminutive kankertje n)

  1. (medicine, oncology) cancer
  2. (figurative) cancer, something harmful that festers and spreads elsewhere
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kanker
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kangker
  • → Malay: kanker
  • → Minangkabau: kangker
  • → Papiamentu: kanker

Interjection

kanker

  1. (potentially offensive, vulgar, chiefly Netherlands) An expression of anger, annoyance, etc. damn, fuck

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kanker

  1. inflection of kankeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kanker (“cancer”), from Middle Dutch canker, from New Latin cancer. Cognate of Afrikaans kanker. Doublet of Kanser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) , (assimilated, Dutch-influenced)
  • Hyphenation: kan‧kêr

Noun

kankêr (plural kanker-kanker, first-person possessive kankerku, second-person possessive kankermu, third-person possessive kankernya)

  1. (oncology) cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation).

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Malay

Etymology 1

From English canker (“canker”), from Middle English canker, cancre, from Old English cancer, from Latin cancer (“a cancer”).

Noun

kanker (Jawi spelling کنکر, plural kanker-kanker, informal 1st possessive kankerku, 2nd possessive kankermu, 3rd possessive kankernya)

  1. canker, plant disease marked by gradual decay

Etymology 2

From Indonesian kanker, from Dutch kanker (“cancer”), from Middle Dutch canker, from New Latin cancer.

Noun

kanker (Jawi spelling کنکر, plural kanker-kanker, informal 1st possessive kankerku, 2nd possessive kankermu, 3rd possessive kankernya)

  1. (oncology) (Riau, Sumatra) cancer, disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation.
    Synonyms: barah, kanser
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