skêr

See also: sker and skèr

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /skɛːr/, [skɛ̞ːɾ]
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Noun edit

skêr (plural skêre)

scissors

Descendants edit

→ Fanagalo: sker
→ Kalanga: ikero
→ Sotho: sekere
→ Xhosa: isikere
→ Zulu: sikelo

References edit

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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