beker
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.
Noun[edit]
beker (plural bekers, diminutive bekertjie)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”). Cognate with English beaker. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun[edit]
beker m (plural bekers, diminutive bekertje n)
- beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
- cup (trophy)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: beker
- Negerhollands: beeker
- → Indonesian: beker
- → Papiamentu: beker
- → Sranan Tongo: beiker
- → Caribbean Javanese: bèker
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
beker
- inflection of bekeren:
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Dutch wekker (“alarm clock”).
Noun[edit]
bèkêr (first-person possessive bekerku, second-person possessive bekermu, third-person possessive bekernya)
Alternative forms[edit]
- weker (informal)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium. Cognate with English beaker.
Noun[edit]
bèkêr (first-person possessive bekerku, second-person possessive bekermu, third-person possessive bekernya)
Further reading[edit]
- “beker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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