parelmoer
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈpaː.rəlˌmuːr/
noun
Definitions
- mother of pearl
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish parel (pearl) + Dutch, Flemish moer (mother, peat, morass, sediment formed in alcoholic drinks and vinegar, marsh).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
moer
Gloss
mother, peat, morass, sediment formed in alcoholic drinks and vinegar, marsh
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hellemoer Dutch, Flemish
- moer Dutch, Flemish
- moerhoen Dutch, Flemish
- moerstaal Dutch, Flemish
- moervos Dutch, Flemish
- natuurparel Dutch, Flemish
- parel Dutch, Flemish
- parelduiker Dutch, Flemish
- parelhoen Dutch, Flemish
- parelmoervlinder Dutch, Flemish
- parelvisser Dutch, Flemish
- vlinder Dutch, Flemish
- mur Indonesian
- perle Middle Dutch
- moer Afrikaans
- pêrel Afrikaans