spalk

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spalke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɑlk/
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  • Hyphenation: spalk
  • Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

spalk f (plural spalken, diminutive spalkje n)

  1. splint (supportive and immobilising device)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spalk
  • → Indonesian: spalk
  • → Papiamentu: spalk

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch spalk (“splint”), from Middle Dutch spalke.

Noun

spalk (first-person possessive spalkku, second-person possessive spalkmu, third-person possessive spalknya)

  1. splint (supportive and immobilising device)
    Synonym: bidai
    pasang spalk (bidai)[1] ― put the splint.

References

  1. ^ 1985, Iwan Gayo, Buku Pintar Seri Junior, Grasindo (→ISBN), page 216.
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