koker

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English

Etymology

From Dutch koker. Doublet of cocker and quiver.

Noun

koker (plural kokers)

  1. (Guyana) A sluice.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coker.

Noun

koker m (plural kokers, diminutive kokertje n)

  1. tube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: koker
  • Lokono: kokoro
  • Guyanese Creole English: koker
  • Papiamentu: kokkertsje (dated)
  • Russian: ко́кор (kókor)
  • Sranan Tongo: kokro
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kokro
    • Caribbean Javanese: kokro
  • Trinidadian Creole English: koka

Etymology 2

From koken (to cook) +‎ -er.

Noun

koker m (plural kokers)

  1. (uncommon) someone who cooks or boils
  2. a device used for boiling

Middle English

Noun

koker

  1. Alternative form of coker

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

koker

  1. present of koke

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

koker c (plural kokers, diminutive kokerke)

  1. quiver (tube for holding arrows)

Further reading

  • koker”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011