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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch welkom, from Proto-Germanic *weljakwumô.
Pronunciation
Interjection
welkom
- welcome
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô. Cognate to English welcome, West Frisian wolkom, German willkommen, Danish velkommen and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen.
Pronunciation
Adjective
welkom (not comparable)
- welcome
Declension
The vowel is lengthened in the inflected form.
Interjection
welkom
- welcome!
- Welkom in Brabant
- Welcome to Brabant
Descendants
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English welcome.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwel.kam/
- Hyphenation: wel‧kom
Noun
welkom
- to welcome, to receive someone
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 10:40:Enibadi we welkom unu, welkom mi. An enibadi we welkom mi, welkom di wan we sen mi kom- Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me
- to greet
Further reading
Limburgish
Interjection
welkom
- (Venlo) welcome
- Welkom in Limburg ― Welcome to Limburg