beker
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.
Noun edit
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 Indonesia, 2016.