oranje

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈrɑɲə/

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Adjective

oranje (attributive oranje, comparative oranjier, superlative oranjeste)

1. orange

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːˈrɑn.jə/

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• Hyphenation: oran‧je
• Rhymes: -ɑnjə
• Homophone: Oranje

Adjective

oranje (comparative oranjer, superlative meest oranje or oranjest)

1. orange

   De hemel is oranje tijdens zonsondergang. ― The sky is orange during sunset.

   Ik heb een oranje tas. ― I have an orange bag.

   Het nationale team draagt oranje shirts. ― The national team wears orange shirts.

Inflection

Noun

oranje n (uncountable)

1. the color orange

Derived terms

• oranje-uil

Descendants

• Afrikaans: oranje
• → Indonesian: oranye
• → Papiamentu: oraño

See also

• Oranje

Manx

Noun

oranje f (genitive singular oranje, plural oranjeyn)

1. orange (fruit)