doerak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian дурак (durak). Often supposed to have been borrowed during the War of the Sixth Coalition from Ukrainian cossacks stationed in the Low Countries, but only attested considerably later. In Russian, the basic meaning is fool, without a connotation of mischief.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdu.rɑk/
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Hyphenation: doe‧rak

Noun edit

doerak m (plural doerakken, diminutive doerakje n)

(colloquial) rascal [from 19th c.]

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