dassie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

   The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

Synonyms

• hyrax

Derived terms

• dassie rat

Related terms

• boomdas
• dassiepis

Translations

rock hyrax

• Afrikaans: dassie (af), klipdas (af)
• Esperanto: prokaviulo
• French: daman (fr) m
• Polish: góralek przylądkowy (pl) m
• Swahili: pelele, kwanga (sw)

Anagrams

• A-sides, Daises, Desais, asides, daises, daïses

Afrikaans

Etymology

das +‎ -ie. diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.si/

• Audio:

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Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. rock hyrax, dassie

   Synonym: klipdas

Derived terms

• dassiepis

Descendants

• → English: dassie