perk

Dutch (Brabantic)

/pɛrk/

noun
Definitions
  • a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch perc inherited from Old Dutch perk inherited from Frankish *parrik (enclosure, fenced-in area, pen) inherited from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (fence, enclosure, enclosed land, fencing).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*parrukaz

Gloss

fence, enclosure, enclosed land, fencing

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

垣, 柵

Emoji
🤺

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