noodweer
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From nood (“emergency”) + weer (“weather”).
Noun
noodweer n (plural noodweren, diminutive noodweertje n)
- extremely bad weather (e.g torrential rainfall)
Etymology 2
From nood (“emergency”) + weer (“defence, resistance”).
Noun
noodweer f (uncountable)
- self-defence in case of emergency
- (law) the right to self-defense
Descendants
- → Indonesian: pembelaan terpaksa (calque)
- → Indonesian: noodweer
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch noodweer (“(the right to) self-defense”)
Noun
noodweer (plural noodweer-noodweer)
- self-defence
- Synonyms: noodweer, pembelaan terpaksa
Further reading
- “noodweer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.