koelie
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans koelie.
Noun edit
koelie (plural koelies)
- (South Africa) Alternative spelling of coolie
Afrikaans edit
Noun edit
koelie (plural koelies)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Indonesian. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koelie m (plural koelies, diminutive koelietje n)
- (historical) coolie (Asian manual worker) [from 17th c.]
- (Netherlands, derogatory, offensive) coolie (person of Indian or Indonesian background)
- (Suriname, derogatory, offensive) coolie (Indian Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent)