doekboom

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈduk.boːm/

noun
Definitions
  • A waft beam, the beam on a loom to which the warp threads are fixed, on the side where the weft threads are woven.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish doek (cloth, canvas, linen, fabric, garment, screen, curtain) + Dutch, Flemish boom (tree, beam, pole, turnpike, border).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

boom

Gloss

tree, beam, pole, turnpike, border

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

木, 樹

Emoji
🌲 🌳 🌴 🎄 🎋 🏡 🦒

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms