tweeling

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A pair of twins; said of people and other mammals.
  • (less common, usually plural only) Each of two twin siblings.
  • A vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch twiling inherited from Old Dutch *twinling derived from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz affix from Dutch, Flemish twee (two, bi-).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

twee

Gloss

two, bi-

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二

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