varken
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈvɑrkə(n)/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) A pig, .
- (figuratively) A swine, a dirty, gross or foul person.
- (archaic) A student who does not belong to a student society; one who is neither a frat boy nor a soror.
- (dialectal) A brush, especially one used along with a dustpan for sweeping floors or hearths.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch varken derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (piglet, pig).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*farhaz
Gloss
piglet, pig
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
豚
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aardvark English
- maasika Finnish
- Ferkel German
- Ferkelkraut German
- aarde Dutch, Flemish
- aardvarken Dutch, Flemish
- as Dutch, Flemish
- asvarken Dutch, Flemish
- beest Dutch, Flemish
- egel Dutch, Flemish
- egelvarken Dutch, Flemish
- feest Dutch, Flemish
- feestvarken Dutch, Flemish
- griep Dutch, Flemish
- ijzer Dutch, Flemish
- ijzervarken Dutch, Flemish
- minivarken Dutch, Flemish
- muur Dutch, Flemish
- muurvarken Dutch, Flemish
- saté Dutch, Flemish
- spaarvarken Dutch, Flemish
- sparen Dutch, Flemish
- stekel Dutch, Flemish
- stekelvarken Dutch, Flemish
- varkensbeest Dutch, Flemish
- varkensgriep Dutch, Flemish
- varkenssaté Dutch, Flemish
- varkensvlees Dutch, Flemish
- vlees Dutch, Flemish
- zee Dutch, Flemish
- zeevarken Dutch, Flemish
- *pórḱos Proto-Indo-European
- *farhaz Proto-Germanic
- fearh Old English
- aerde Middle Dutch
- varken Middle Dutch
- farah Old High German
- farhilī Old High German
- aardvark Afrikaans
- bosvark Afrikaans
- erdvark Afrikaans
- krimpvark Afrikaans
- spaarvark Afrikaans
- vark Afrikaans
- vlakvark Afrikaans
- ystervark Afrikaans
- verhelīn Middle High German
- Fierkel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *farh gmw-pro
- *far(i)kīn Frankish
- *farch Old Frisian