vlerk

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛrk/
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Noun

vlerk (plural vlerke)

  1. wing

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic *feþerik, *feþerak (wing), from *feþru (feather).

Pronunciation

Noun

vlerk m or f (plural vlerken, diminutive vlerkje n)

  1. wing
  2. scoundrel

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vlerk
  • Negerhollands: vlerk