beker
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium.
NounEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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)
- beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
- 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
AnagramsEdit
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Dutch wekker (“alarm clock”).
NounEdit
bèkêr (first-person possessive bekerku, second-person possessive bekermu, third-person possessive bekernya)
Alternative formsEdit
- weker (informal)
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)
Further readingEdit
- “beker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.