bergwind

English

noun

Definitions

(South Africa) A hot dry wind blowing from the mountainous interior to the coast.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans bergwind (mountain wind) derived from Dutch, Flemish bergwind affix from English berg + English wind (curve, coil, bend).

Origin

English

wind

Gloss

curve, coil, bend

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

曲

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

atwind English
autowind English
backwind English
berg English
bergfall English
bergfield English
bewind English
brasswind English
breakwind English
counterwind English
crosswind English
downwind English
driftwind English
enwind English
fatberg English
floeberg English
forewind English
headwind English
interwind English
inwind English
nonwind English
outwind English
overwind English
paleowind English
rewind English
stormwind English
superwind English
towind English
underwind English
unwind English
upwind English
whirlwind English
wind English
windable English
windage English
windbag English
windbell English
windbitten English
windblast English
windblown English
windboard English
windbore English
windborne English
windbound English
windbreak English
windbreaking English
windburn English
windburned English
windburnt English
windcatcher English
windcheater English
windchest English
windchill English
windchime English
windcuffer English
winddown English
winder English
windest English
windeth English
windfall English
windfallen English
windfarming English
windflaw English
windflower English
windfucker English
windgall English
windhold English
windhover English
winding English
windjammer English
windlashed English
windless English
windlike English
windmeter English
windmill English
windmiller English
window English
windpants English
windpipe English
windpower English
windproof English
windpuff English
windpump English
windrow English
windsail English
windscreen English
windshaft English
windshake English
windshield English
windslab English
windsled English
windsnap English
windsock English
windsome English
windster English
windstorm English
windstrength English
windstrewn English
windsucker English
windsucking English
windsurf English
windsurfer English
windsurfing English
windswept English
windthrow English
windthrown English
windtight English
windward English
windwards English
windway English
windwheel English
windwise English
windy English
withwind English
woodwind English
berg Dutch, Flemish
bergwind Dutch, Flemish
wind Dutch, Flemish
winde Middle English
vindi Esperanto
berg Afrikaans
bergwind Afrikaans
wind Afrikaans
win Tok Pisin
win Torres Strait Creole