baviaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• baviaen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch baubijn, from Old French babuin, perhaps from baboe (“grimace”).

The spelling with -iaen (modern spelling: -iaan) first appears in the sixteenth century, becoming common in the seventeenth century, perhaps due to the Arminian controversy as a rhyme for arminiaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaː.viˈaːn/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧vi‧aan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

baviaan m (plural bavianen, diminutive baviaantje n)

1. baboon, monkey of the genus Papio
2. (obsolete, Protestantism, derogatory) Arminian, Remonstrant

Derived terms

• mantelbaviaan

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: babiana
• → German: Pavian (see there for further descendants)