trui

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie, troige, possibly from Old Norse treyja (“sleeveless jacket”) or from Latin troga (“horsehair monk's garment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trœy̯/
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  • Hyphenation: trui
  • Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

trui f (plural truien, diminutive truitje n)

  1. jumper, sweater
    Synonym: pull
  2. (Suriname) T-shirt

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: trui
  • → West Frisian: trui

Anagrams

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese blui. Compare lùi.

Pronunciation

Verb

trui • (焠, 淬, 碎)

  1. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to temper, to anneal
    trui rèn ― to forge and temper > to forge
  2. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to grill on burning charcoal
    cá lóc nướng trui ― grilled snakehead

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch trui, from Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie.

Noun

trui c (plural truien, diminutive truike or truitsje)

  1. sweater

Further reading

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