See also: Beker

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.

NounEdit

beker (plural bekers, diminutive bekertjie)

  1. cup, beaker

DutchEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.kər/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ker
  • Rhymes: -eːkər

Etymology 1Edit

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.

NounEdit

beker m (plural bekers, diminutive bekertje n)

  1. beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
  2. cup (trophy)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: beker
  • Negerhollands: beeker
  • Indonesian: beker
  • Papiamentu: beker
  • Sranan Tongo: beiker
    • Caribbean Javanese: bèker

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

beker

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bekeren
  2. imperative of bekeren

AnagramsEdit

IndonesianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛkər]
  • Hyphenation: bè‧kêr

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch wekker (alarm clock).

NounEdit

bèkêr (first-person possessive bekerku, second-person possessive bekermu, third-person possessive bekernya)

  1. alarm clock
Alternative formsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium. Cognate with English beaker.

NounEdit

bèkêr (first-person possessive bekerku, second-person possessive bekermu, third-person possessive bekernya)

  1. beaker, cup, chalice
    Synonym: piala

Further readingEdit