spalk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

spalk f (plural spalken, diminutive spalkje n)

  1. splint (supportive and immobilising device)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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