vark
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See also: värk
Afrikaans
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- fark (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]Backformation from Dutch varken (“pig”), either by reinterpreting the singular as a plural, or from the actual plural varkens by rebracketing it as vark -ens. From Middle Dutch varken. Ultimately from an old diminutive derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vark (plural varke, diminutive varkie)
Derived terms
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- af:Pigs